Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 17.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 17.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran peaked at 18.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2010.
Iran ranks 63rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +161.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 17.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iran's 17.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.4%, 62% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +161.6% | 5.5% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 5.5% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 60 Costa Rica 17.7% compare
- 61 Mexico 17.7% compare
- 62 Panama 17.6% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 16.3% compare
- 65 Kuwait 15.8% compare
- 66 South Africa 15.4% compare
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran was 17.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iran ranks 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release