School completion in Iran
Iran: School completion was 96.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.74
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.74
in 2025
All-time low
73.05
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Iran, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 96.74 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Iran peaked at 96.74 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.05, in 1981.
That places Iran 88th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.05 | — |
| 1982 | 73.71 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 74.45 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 75.39 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 76.36 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 77.37 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 78.54 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 79.84 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 81.26 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 82.73 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 84.17 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 85.54 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 86.87 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 88.12 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 89.26 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 90.22 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 90.95 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 91.5 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 91.87 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 92.11 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.27 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.44 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.64 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.89 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.11 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.24 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.33 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.47 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.63 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.81 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.99 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.23 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.45 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.66 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.91 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.15 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.4 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.66 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.88 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.11 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.33 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.51 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.74 | +0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 96.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 96.74 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.66 | 73.05 | 81.26 | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.12 | 82.73 | 91.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.85 | 92.11 | 93.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.37 | 93.47 | 95.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2 | 95.66 | 96.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More education data for Iran
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.5 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Iran?
- School completion in Iran was 96.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 96.74 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.05 in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for school completion?
- Iran ranks 88th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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