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 8.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.8%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
57th
of 95 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2016
All-time low
6.9%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 8.8% 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 8.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 57th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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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 8.8% 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 8.8% 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 6.9% in 2010.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 57th out of 95 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 28.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release