What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

0.12 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Average years of schooling among adults

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10.97 years

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of

10.85 years

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

70th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

73rd

Average years of schooling among adults over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 10.97 years against 10.85 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 73rd of 192 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.73 years	9.25 years	2.52 years	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	8.87 years	10.17 years	1.3 years	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	10.81 years	10.82 years	0.0106 years	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling among adults, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 10.97 years against 10.85 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.12 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for average years of schooling among adults?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling among adults
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: 28 August 2026

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