Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9511 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
0.9511 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9511 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9358 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
5
2010–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.9511 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 60th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9438 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9358 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9369 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9511 GPIA | +1.0% |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.96 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9511 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9511 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9358 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release