Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.5689 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5689 GPIA
Change on year
up 26.0%
World rank
44th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6971 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.3101 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
13
2005–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iran stood at 0.5689 GPIA.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iran peaked at 0.6971 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3101 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Iran 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3473 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4213 GPIA | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4841 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6971 GPIA | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5252 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5228 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6829 GPIA | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3629 GPIA | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.322 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3101 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4277 GPIA | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4515 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5689 GPIA | +26.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.5689 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8201 GPIA, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.5689 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4176 GPIA | 0.3473 GPIA | 0.4841 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5188 GPIA | 0.322 GPIA | 0.6971 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4396 GPIA | 0.3101 GPIA | 0.5689 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 doctoral or equivalent in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iran was 0.5689 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6971 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3101 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Iran ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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