Education spending in Iran
Government spending on education in Iran was equal to 2.8% of GDP in 2023.
Iran, 2023
2.8%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Iran over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 2.7% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
58.7%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
26.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
7.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
22.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS