Iran’s development has not been proportionate to the development of higher education, resulting in youth disappointment and a decline in university students, Hossein Haqgou, an economic analyst, wrote for the Persian-language daily Ta’adol. A translation of the article follows:
The Statistical Center of Iran published its latest report on unemployment a few days after the nationwide university entrance examination.
According to SCI, unemployment stood at 9.2% in the first quarter of the current year (started March 21); the unemployment of university graduates was 39.7%, as 971,000 university graduates were jobless in Q1.
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