Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Iran
Iran: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 40.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Iran, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 40.2% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2018.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Iran peaked at 47.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2006.
Iran ranks 2nd of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 35.5% | 41.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 40.2% | 47.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Iran?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Iran was 40.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2006.
- How does Iran rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
- Iran ranks 2nd out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.