Iran's adult literacy rose from 36.5 % in 1976 to 88.9 % in 2023.
Iran's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 105.2 % in 1992 to 102.0 % in 2023.
Iran · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Iran's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 56.5 % in 1976 to 98.7 % in 2023.
Iran's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 49.9 % in 1988 to 85.1 % in 2023.
Iran's tertiary enrolment rose from 4.1 % in 1975 to 58.7 % in 2022.
Iran's children out of school, primary fell from 1M in 1984 to 9,163 in 2023.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.7 pts54th of 137
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.2 pts61st of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.7 pts66th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs88th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs72nd of 145
- Learning povertyup +6.3 pts49th of 53
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts88th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −3.8 pts24th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +4.4 %106th of 135
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