Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.5788 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.5788 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.5788 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.21 GPIA, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.32 GPIA | +52.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.37 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.42 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.41 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4285 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4536 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.45 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.48 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4889 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5071 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5163 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5065 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5214 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5479 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5572 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5788 GPIA | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.375 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4071 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.4285 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4842 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.5163 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5513 GPIA | 0.5214 GPIA | 0.5788 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.5788 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5788 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release