Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Iran
Iran: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.8967 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8967 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
97th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8932 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.8967 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8932 GPIA, in 2006.
Iran ranks 97th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Iran, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8932 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9424 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9876 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9721 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9894 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.895 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9029 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9023 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8967 GPIA | -0.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.8967 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.8967 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9178 GPIA | 0.8932 GPIA | 0.9424 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9006 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.9029 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 94 Serbia 0.9004 GPIA compare
- 95 Montenegro 0.8985 GPIA compare
- 96 Croatia 0.8984 GPIA compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0.8948 GPIA compare
- 99 Romania 0.8796 GPIA compare
- 100 South Korea 0.875 GPIA compare
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 0.8967 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.8932 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Iran rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iran ranks 97th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release