Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran
Iran: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.82 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran stood at 0.82 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran peaked at 0.82 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.23 LPIA, in 1976.
That places Iran 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.23 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.5 LPIA | +117.4% |
| 1996 | 0.61 LPIA | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 LPIA | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.74 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.77 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.79 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.79 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.81 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.82 LPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.23 LPIA | 0.23 LPIA | 0.23 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.555 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7533 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 0.77 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.802 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7448 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.64 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87,283 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.26 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.42 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran was 0.82 LPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 LPIA in 1976.
- How does Iran rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Iran ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2016.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release