Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.18 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.18 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.18 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4618 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.557 modelled data | 0.4618 modelled data | 0.6408 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8024 modelled data | 0.6607 modelled data | 0.9748 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 34 Fiji, Republic of 1.18 modelled data compare
- 35 Panama 1.18 modelled data compare
- 36 China, People's Republic of 1.18 modelled data compare
- 38 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1.17 modelled data compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.17 modelled data compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.17 modelled data compare
More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.18 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4618 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Completion rate, upper 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