Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran
Iran: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More education data for Iran
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (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