Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Iran

Iran: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 1.31 million number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.31 million number
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
21st
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.51 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.31 million number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Iran, 1997–2017

01.0M2.0M3.0M1997200720171997: 1.9M number1999: 2.3M number2000: 2.4M number2001: 2.5M number2002: 2.5M number2003: 2.4M number2004: 2.4M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.3M number2007: 2.1M number2008: 2.3M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 2.1M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.0M number2013: 1.9M number2014: 1.9M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran recorded 1.31 million number for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Iran peaked at 2.51 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million number, in 2017.

Iran ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.07 million number 1.87 million number 2.27 million number 2
2000s 2.35 million number 2.09 million number 2.51 million number 10
2010s 1.82 million number 1.31 million number 2.09 million number 7

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 19 France 1.39 million number compare
  2. 20 Germany 1.33 million number compare
  3. 22 Philippines 1.29 million number compare
  4. 23 Saudi Arabia 887,518 number compare
  5. 24 Argentina 875,717 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Iran?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Iran was 1.31 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 2.51 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million number in 2017.
How does Iran rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Iran ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/