Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Iran
Iran: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5451 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran stood at 1.02 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran peaked at 1.02 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5451 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Iran 79th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5451 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5635 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5828 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.601 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6208 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6399 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6579 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6763 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6969 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7162 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7393 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.763 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7874 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8122 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8357 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8626 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8906 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9193 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9406 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9538 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9631 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9698 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9713 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9709 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9735 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9791 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9861 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9882 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9844 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9784 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9738 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9741 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9776 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9827 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9882 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9928 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9982 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.02 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.02 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6205 modelled data | 0.5451 modelled data | 0.6969 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8267 modelled data | 0.7162 modelled data | 0.9406 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.974 modelled data | 0.9538 modelled data | 0.9882 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9874 modelled data | 0.9738 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran was 1.02 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5451 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran ranks 79th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release