Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Iran
Iran: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 88.92 in 2023. β² Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Iran, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 88.92 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Iran peaked at 88.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 1950.
That places Iran 76th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.52 | 36.52 | 36.52 | 1 |
| 1980s | 52.32 | 52.32 | 52.32 | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.3 | 65.53 | 73.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.59 | 77 | 83.22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.12 | 83.52 | 87.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.47 | 87.9 | 88.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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 mean years of schooling 1.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Iran?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Iran was 88.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 88.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Iran ranks 76th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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