Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9019 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9019 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8002 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 98th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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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 primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of?
- 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8002 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 98th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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