Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9019 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran stood at 0.9019 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran peaked at 0.9019 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8002 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Iran 99th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8002 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8107 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8168 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8172 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.889 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8939 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9019 GPIA | +0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9019 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9019 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8112 GPIA | 0.8002 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.889 GPIA | 0.889 GPIA | 0.889 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8987 GPIA | 0.8939 GPIA | 0.9019 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 primary education or higher in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran was 0.9019 GPIA 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 0.9019 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8002 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iran ranks 99th out of 134 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 10.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release