Iran vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity

Iran
0.9174 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
0.97 GPIA
in 2024
Iran rank
53rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
56th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Iran
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 0.97 GPIA against 0.9174 GPIA in Iran, a difference of 0.0526 GPIA.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 53rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 56th of 88 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.51 GPIA 0.72 GPIA 0.21 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 0.65 GPIA 0.8 GPIA 0.15 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 0.795 GPIA 0.86 GPIA 0.065 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 0.8729 GPIA 0.938 GPIA 0.0651 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 0.894 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 0.066 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 0.9147 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 0.0553 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, Iran or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 0.97 GPIA against 0.9174 GPIA in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between Iran and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.0526 GPIA, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Iran and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Iran ranks 53rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release