Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran
Iran: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 49.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran is 49.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran peaked at 49.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2022.
That places Iran 87th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.2% | 27.1% | 45.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 26.3% | 49.8% | 2 |
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Iran was 49.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- How does Iran rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Iran ranks 87th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)