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Secondary school enrollment — Iran

Secondary school enrollment in Iran in 2023 — 85.1%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 147. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 59.2 pp.

2023 85.1% −0.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 104of 147
Period maximum 85.6%2022
Period minimum 25.9%1971

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Iran, 1971–2023025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 25.9%1972: 33.3%1973: 35.2%1974: 37.7%1975: 41.4%1976: 44.4%1977: 47%1985: 43.4%1988: 49.9%1990: 55.9%1991: 57.2%1992: 59.6%1993: 63.4%1994: 67.1%1995: 68.6%1997: 71.3%1999: 74.5%2000: 75%2001: 74.5%2002: 74.7%2003: 74.6%2004: 74.5%2005: 74.4%2006: 75.9%2007: 75.7%2008: 78.8%2009: 80.4%2010: 79%2011: 81.3%2012: 82.7%2013: 81.6%2014: 82.6%2015: 82.7%2016: 83.3%2017: 82.8%2020: 85.2%2022: 85.6%2023: 85.1%
Change over the period: +59.2 pp Annual average: 1.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 85.1%
World 77.2%
Middle East & North Africa 64.2%
Southern Asia computed 73.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.7%
Secondary school enrollment — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 85.1 −0.5 pp
2022 85.6 —
2020 85.2 —
2017 82.8 −0.6 pp
2016 83.3 +0.6 pp
2015 82.7 +0.1 pp
2014 82.6 +1 pp
2013 81.6 −1.1 pp
2012 82.7 +1.4 pp
2011 81.3 +2.3 pp
2010 79 −1.4 pp
2009 80.4 +1.5 pp
2008 78.8 +3.2 pp
2007 75.7 −0.3 pp
2006 75.9 +1.5 pp
2005 74.4 −0.1 pp
2004 74.5 −0 pp
2003 74.6 −0.2 pp
2002 74.7 +0.2 pp
2001 74.5 −0.4 pp
2000 75 +0.5 pp
1999 74.5 —
1997 71.3 —
1995 68.6 +1.4 pp
1994 67.1 +3.8 pp
1993 63.4 +3.8 pp
1992 59.6 +2.4 pp
1991 57.2 +1.3 pp
1990 55.9 —
1988 49.9 —
1985 43.4 —
1977 47 +2.6 pp
1976 44.4 +3.1 pp
1975 41.4 +3.7 pp
1974 37.7 +2.4 pp
1973 35.2 +2 pp
1972 33.3 +7.4 pp
1971 25.9 —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NP Nepal 89.9 LK Sri Lanka 88 BT Bhutan 86.9 IR Iran 85.1 MV Maldives 79.4 IN India 78.9 BD Bangladesh 66 AF Afghanistan 59.6 PK Pakistan 42.3
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About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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