Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran
Iran: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 14.77 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran stood at 14.77.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran peaked at 23.64 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 1978.
Iran ranks 97th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.19 | 10.08 | 11.75 | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.92 | 19.85 | 19.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.69 | 18.43 | 23.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 | 14 | 21.83 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 16.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 29.52 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iran was 14.77 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 23.64 in 2008.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 1978.
- How does Iran rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Iran ranks 97th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.