Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.8789 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8789 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
69th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.8789 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6883 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.8789 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
That places Iran 69th out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6883 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.7056 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8446 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8474 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8789 GPIA | +3.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8789 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8789 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 78% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iran
- 66 Netherlands 0.9295 GPIA compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 0.913 GPIA compare
- 68 Jordan 0.8927 GPIA compare
- 70 Bolivia 0.854 GPIA compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 0.8526 GPIA
- 72 Austria 0.8241 GPIA compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran was 0.8789 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 0.8789 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6883 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 69th out of 88 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 27.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release