Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 7.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
7.8%
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
64th
of 89 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2016
All-time low
4.7%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran is 7.8%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
That places Iran 64th out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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 short-cycle tertiary education in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran was 7.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 64th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release