Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.8789 GPIA in 2016. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2010β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of 69th out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 66 Netherlands 0.9295 GPIA compare
- 67 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.913 GPIA compare
- 68 Jordan 0.8927 GPIA compare
- 70 Bolivia 0.854 GPIA compare
- 71 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.8526 GPIA
- 72 Austria 0.8241 GPIA compare
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)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of?
- 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6883 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 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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February 2026 Data Release