Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran
Iran: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.68 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran is 0.68, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran peaked at 0.68 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
That places Iran 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1975 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.19 | +58.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3 | +57.9% |
| 2000 | 0.38 | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.46 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.68 | +47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.245 | 0.19 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iran was 0.68 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Iran ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.