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 0.8967 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8932 GPIA, in 2006.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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.
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 |
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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)
- 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 (Islamic Republic of)?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 (Islamic Republic of)?
- 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 (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8932 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 97th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release