Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iran

Iran: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 65.09 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
65.09
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
52nd
of 62 countries
All-time high
65.09
in 2016
All-time low
28.35
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2016

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iran, 1990–2016

02040601990200320161990: 28.41991: 29.41992: 30.41993: 31.81994: 33.31995: 35.21996: 37.21997: 39.11998: 40.81999: 42.72000: 452001: 47.42002: 49.52003: 50.82004: 51.92005: 52.52006: 53.22007: 53.82008: 54.82009: 562010: 57.32011: 58.62012: 602013: 61.42014: 62.82015: 63.92016: 65.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Iran recorded 65.09 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iran peaked at 65.09 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.35, in 1990.

That places Iran 52nd out of 62 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.83 28.35 42.72 10
2000s 51.51 45.02 56 10
2010s 61.32 57.31 65.09 7

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 49 Spain 73.95 compare
  2. 50 Türkiye 70.2 compare
  3. 51 Iceland 65.58 compare
  4. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.03 compare
  5. 54 Jordan 59.95 compare
  6. 55 Tunisia 58.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iran?
Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iran was 65.09 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 65.09 in 2016.
What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 28.35 in 1990.
How does Iran rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Iran ranks 52nd out of 62 countries with data for 2016.
Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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