Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.02 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
12th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9781 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
5
2010–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
That places Iran 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9928 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9781 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9897 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
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 upper secondary education or in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran was 1.02 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9781 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iran ranks 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release