Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.8965 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran 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 peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8965 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Iran 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.45 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.46 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.45 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9425 GPIA | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9823 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9124 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9231 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9206 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9105 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8965 GPIA | -1.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8965 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8965 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender 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 | -34.9% | 1.45 GPIA | 0.9425 GPIA |
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 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iran 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8965 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iran ranks 77th out of 108 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 down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release