Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8901 GPIA in 2016. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2010β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.8901 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 64th of 107 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)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.8901 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8901 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8064 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 64th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release