Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.982 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.982 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
63rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.982 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8747 GPIA
in 2012
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran is 0.982 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Iran ranks 63rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Iran
- 60 El Salvador 1.02 GPIA compare
- 61 Greece 0.9944 GPIA compare
- 62 Netherlands 0.9864 GPIA compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.9784 GPIA compare
- 65 Azerbaijan 0.9736 GPIA compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.9461 GPIA compare
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 0.982 GPIA 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 0.982 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8747 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 63rd out of 99 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 8.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release