Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 82.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 82.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2005.
Iran ranks 93rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.3% | — |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 64.3% | 67.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.6% | 80.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.0% | 82.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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 primary education or higher in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran was 82.4% 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 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iran ranks 93rd out of 135 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 17.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release