Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 79.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 79.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 80.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2016.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 69.9% | — |
| 2010 | 68.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.3% | 75.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.3% | 80.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 99 Philippines 79.7% compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 79.6% compare
- 101 Kuwait 79.6% compare
- 103 Eswatini 78.9% compare
- 104 Cuba 78.3% compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 76.7% compare
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 79.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2016.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release