Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 86.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
142nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
95.8%
in 1971
All-time low
84.5%
in 2013
Years of data
34
1971–2017

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971–2017

0204060801001971199420171971: 95.8 %1972: 95.4 %1973: 94.3 %1974: 93.6 %1975: 91.4 %1976: 91.1 %1977: 89.5 %1985: 94 %1988: 94.3 %1990: 94.9 %1991: 94.8 %1992: 94.5 %1993: 94.8 %1994: 94.7 %1995: 95.2 %1999: 94 %2000: 93.2 %2001: 93 %2002: 92.6 %2003: 91.6 %2004: 90.8 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 89.6 %2008: 89.8 %2009: 89.5 %2010: 89.2 %2011: 88.9 %2012: 88.6 %2013: 84.5 %2014: 84.6 %2015: 85.4 %2016: 85.8 %2017: 86.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 86.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 95.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2013.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 142nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 95.8%
1972 95.4% -0.5%
1973 94.3% -1.1%
1974 93.6% -0.7%
1975 91.4% -2.3%
1976 91.1% -0.3%
1977 89.5% -1.7%
1985 94.0% +5.1%
1988 94.3% +0.3%
1990 94.9% +0.6%
1991 94.8% -0.1%
1992 94.5% -0.3%
1993 94.8% +0.3%
1994 94.7% -0.1%
1995 95.2% +0.5%
1999 94.0% -1.3%
2000 93.2% -0.8%
2001 93.0% -0.3%
2002 92.6% -0.4%
2003 91.6% -1.1%
2004 90.8% -0.9%
2005 90.3% -0.5%
2006 89.8% -0.6%
2007 89.6% -0.3%
2008 89.8% +0.2%
2009 89.5% -0.2%
2010 89.2% -0.3%
2011 88.9% -0.3%
2012 88.6% -0.4%
2013 84.5% -4.6%
2014 84.6% +0.0%
2015 85.4% +1.0%
2016 85.8% +0.4%
2017 86.6% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 93.0% 89.5% 95.8% 7
1980s 94.2% 94.0% 94.3% 2
1990s 94.7% 94.0% 95.2% 7
2000s 91.0% 89.5% 93.2% 10
2010s 86.7% 84.5% 89.2% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 86.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1971.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2013.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.