Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
26.7%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
49th
of 101 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2016
All-time low
20.6%
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 %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 26.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Iran ranks 49th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Iran
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 26.7% 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 26.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 49th out of 101 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 29.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release