Literacy rate, youth female in Iran
Iran: Literacy rate, youth female was 98.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Iran, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Iran is 98.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Iran peaked at 98.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1976.
Iran ranks 46th of 105 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, youth female in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42.3% | — |
| 1986 | 65.6% | +54.9% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 98.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iran's 98.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth female in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +54.9% | 42.3% | 65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 81.2% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.1% | 97.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- 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, youth female in Iran?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Iran was 98.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1976.
- How does Iran rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Iran ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.