Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Iran
Iran: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 65.09 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iran, 1990–2016
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.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.35 | — |
| 1991 | 29.37 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 30.41 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 31.76 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 33.34 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 35.23 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 37.19 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 39.09 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 40.81 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 42.72 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 45.02 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 47.44 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 49.55 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 50.8 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 51.87 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.52 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.24 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.83 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.83 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 57.31 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 58.64 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 60.03 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 61.44 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 62.77 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.93 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 65.09 | +1.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 65.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.81, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Iran's 65.09 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
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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