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