Algeria vs Iran: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Algeria
96.5%
in 2025
Iran
96.7%
in 2025
Algeria rank
91st
Iran rank
88th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Algeria
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 96.7% against 96.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.
Algeria ranks 91st and Iran ranks 88th of 165 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.8% | 76.7% | 5.9% | Iran |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 88.1% | 9.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 92.9% | 4.0% | Iran |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 94.4% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 96.2% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Algeria or Iran?
- Iran, at 96.7% against 96.5% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Algeria and Iran?
- 0.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Algeria ranks 91st and Iran ranks 88th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release