Iran vs Türkiye: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Iran
96.4%
in 2025
Türkiye
97.4%
in 2025
Iran rank
86th
Türkiye rank
83rd
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Iran
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 97.4% against 96.4% in Iran, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Türkiye ahead.
Iran ranks 86th and Türkiye ranks 83rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.6% | 91.3% | 5.7% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 90.6% | 0.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.0% | 1.8% | Iran |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 95.4% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 97.1% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Iran or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 97.4% against 96.4% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Iran and Türkiye?
- 1.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Türkiye rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Iran ranks 86th and Türkiye ranks 83rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (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