Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.291 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.291 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
67th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.291 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.2296 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran stood at 0.291 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
That places Iran 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2296 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.2606 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2752 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2808 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.291 LPIA | +3.7% |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.3095 LPIA compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3039 LPIA compare
- 66 Brazil 0.2932 LPIA compare
- 68 Tajikistan 0.2846 LPIA compare
- 69 Bangladesh 0.2767 LPIA compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.2744 LPIA
More education data for Iran
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.291 LPIA 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 0.291 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2296 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 67th out of 87 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 26.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release