Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran
Iran: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 102.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran stood at 102.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran peaked at 111.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1971.
That places Iran 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 69.0% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 90.6% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.5% | 97.4% | 105.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.3% | 97.8% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.6% | 98.4% | 111.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 101.0% | 104.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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. average years of schooling 1.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Iran was 102.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 111.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Iran ranks 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.