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 24.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 24.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 24.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2008.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.4% | 23.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.0% | 24.3% | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (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 24.3% in 2023, 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 24.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2008.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 53rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 10.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release