Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
49th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
18
2001–2018

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2001–2018

00.511.52001200920182001: 0.741 %2002: 0.873 %2003: 0.857 %2004: 0.851 %2005: 0.777 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.1 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 1 %2011: 0.763 %2012: 0.757 %2013: 0.814 %2014: 0.672 %2015: 0.674 %2016: 0.736 %2017: 0.752 %2018: 0.631 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 49th out of 101 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.9% +17.9%
2003 0.9% -1.9%
2004 0.9% -0.7%
2005 0.8% -8.6%
2006 1.1% +39.9%
2007 1.3% +15.8%
2008 1.1% -10.3%
2009 1.1% -3.9%
2010 1.0% -4.1%
2011 0.8% -26.7%
2012 0.8% -0.8%
2013 0.8% +7.6%
2014 0.7% -17.5%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% +9.3%
2017 0.8% +2.1%
2018 0.6% -16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/