GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Iran: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
97.1%
in 2024
Iran
91.7%
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
47th
Iran rank
47th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Iran
How they compare
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 97.1% against 91.7% in Iran, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Iran ranks 47th of 203 groups.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.5% | 27.7% | 40.7% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 76.0% | 42.4% | 33.6% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 62.5% | 18.0% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 81.1% | 11.0% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 86.6% | 8.2% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 91.2% | 5.4% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Iran?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 97.1% against 91.7% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran?
- 5.4%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iran rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Iran ranks 47th of 203 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). 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