Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.9353 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9353 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPIA, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd of 87 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.54 GPIA | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 0.66 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.75 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.854 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8571 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.88 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8932 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9016 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9127 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9312 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9325 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.705 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8385 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.854 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8893 GPIA | 0.8571 GPIA | 0.9188 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9311 GPIA | 0.9253 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1003 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.41 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9353 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 53rd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release