Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 20.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran stood at 20.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2009.
Iran ranks 76th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -32.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +99.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 20.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iran's 20.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.6%, 81% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +99.5% | 8.8% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.9% | 20.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 20.7% in 2023, 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 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2009.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 76th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release