Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9174 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.9174 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9174 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.51 GPIA, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.51 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.65 GPIA | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.76 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 0.83 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.89 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8845 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8832 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.88 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8946 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.89 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8992 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9058 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9075 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9151 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9157 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9174 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.65 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.795 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8729 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.9075 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.9106 GPIA | 0.9174 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 51 Bangladesh 0.94 GPIA compare
- 52 Peru 0.93 GPIA compare
- 54 Cape Verde 0.91 GPIA compare
- 55 Guatemala 0.9 GPIA compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 0.9 GPIA compare
- 55 Uganda 0.9 GPIA compare
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 406,399 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 108,066 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 519,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 505,053 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.62 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9174 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9174 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release