Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9976 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.9976 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 index, in 1976.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 96 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6 index | — |
| 1986 | 0.78 index | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 index | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.95 index | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 index | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9898 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9915 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.99 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9951 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9984 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9985 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9975 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.998 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9976 index | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 index | 0.6 index | 0.6 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.78 index | 0.78 index | 0.78 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.915 index | 0.88 index | 0.95 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9899 index | 0.9898 index | 0.99 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9942 index | 0.99 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 index | 0.9975 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 58 Panama 0.998 index compare
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 index compare
- 61 Egypt 0.9928 index compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 index compare
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9976 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 index in 1976.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.