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 0.8965 GPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.8965 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8965 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9124 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.8965 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 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 0.8965 GPIA 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 1.46 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8965 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 77th out of 108 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 down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release