Iran struggles with too many college graduates

Iran has a unique challenge as it responds to "blind growth" of its universities that has resulted in mass unemployment. Estimates are that one million college graduates are presently unemployed, which undermines the common view of degrees providing enhanced career opportunity. Secondarily, having a large number of more highly educated and employed citizens can result in political unrest that would be a threat to governmental officials. Although Iran is not aligned with other regional governments, its citizens can be quite cosmopolitan and could seek immigration to Gulf and other Islamic countries, which would result in a brain-drain to Iran.