Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 17.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of peaked at 18.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2010.
Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.
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 |
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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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release