Iran vs Italy: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Iran

10.85 years

in 2023

Italy

10.83 years

in 2023

Iran rank

73rd

Italy rank

75th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Iran currently reports 10.85 years against 10.83 years in Italy, a difference of 0.0186 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Iran ranks 73rd and Italy ranks 75th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.