Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.76 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.76 LPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.76 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.07 LPIA, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 38th of 55 countries on this measure, 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, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.07 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.35 LPIA | +400.0% |
| 1996 | 0.49 LPIA | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.66 LPIA | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 0.65 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.69 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.72 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.73 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.74 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.74 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.76 LPIA | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.07 LPIA | 0.07 LPIA | 0.07 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.42 LPIA | 0.35 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6667 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.738 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.76 LPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 LPIA in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 38th out of 55 countries with data for 2016.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release