Iran vs Tunisia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Iran
96.7%
in 2025
Tunisia
96.9%
in 2025
Iran rank
88th
Tunisia rank
87th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Iran
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 96.9% against 96.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 165 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.7% | 51.6% | 25.1% | Iran |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 68.3% | 19.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 83.7% | 9.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.2% | 2.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 0.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Iran or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 96.9% against 96.7% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Iran and Tunisia?
- 0.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tunisia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Tunisia rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Iran ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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