Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female was 4.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 4.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 4.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 46th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +544.4% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -47.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +49.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 4.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 46th out of 55 countries with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release