Labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Labor force with advanced education, female was 35.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 35.7% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 41.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2014.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.1% | — |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +76.9% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 20.6% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.6% | 36.0% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 35.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).