Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 91.4% 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 91.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iran peaked at 91.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2005.
Iran ranks 81st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 80.4% | — |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 91.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iran's 91.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 80.4% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.4% | 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 91.4% 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 91.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iran ranks 81st 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 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release