Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Iran
Iran: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7338 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.01 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7338 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Iran 79th out of 165 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, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7338 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7428 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7533 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7641 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.778 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7934 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.827 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8452 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8638 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8823 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9002 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.916 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.93 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9422 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9522 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9594 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.965 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9687 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9713 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9728 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9743 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9765 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9798 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.983 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9856 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9873 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9875 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.987 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9873 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9884 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9898 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9927 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9938 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9957 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9975 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9988 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7831 modelled data | 0.7338 modelled data | 0.8452 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.928 modelled data | 0.8638 modelled data | 0.9687 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9806 modelled data | 0.9713 modelled data | 0.9878 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9922 modelled data | 0.987 modelled data | 0.9988 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.01 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Iran was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7338 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, primary 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