Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 86.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran is 86.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2005.
That places Iran 88th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 74.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.4% | 85.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 86.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (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 primary education or higher in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran was 86.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iran ranks 88th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release