Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.8901 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8901 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8901 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8064 GPIA
in 2010
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 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 ranks 64th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8064 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.8277 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8718 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.883 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8901 GPIA | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8901 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8901 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9533 GPIA, 93% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 upper secondary education or in Iran?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8064 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iran ranks 64th 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 10.4%. 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 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