Inequality in education in Iran
Iran: Inequality in education was 0.2188 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Iran, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.2188 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Iran peaked at 0.3131 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2188, in 2022.
Iran ranks 61st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2835 | 0.2337 | 0.3131 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.221 | 0.2188 | 0.2265 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 372,396 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Iran?
- Inequality in education in Iran was 0.2188 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3131 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2188 in 2022.
- How does Iran rank for inequality in education?
- Iran ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.