Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iran
Iran: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Iran, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Iran stood at 97.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Iran peaked at 109.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1971.
That places Iran 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.2% | — |
| 1984 | 78.3% | +65.9% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 90.2% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 92.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 109.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 97.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 97.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +65.9% | 47.2% | 78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 78.3% | 82.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 83.9% | 93.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 88.9% | 109.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.9% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More aid effectiveness data for Iran
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 15.14 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 35,035 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 52,160 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 21.86 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 1.27 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 126.91 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 17.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 166,563 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 19.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.17 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Iran?
- Primary completion rate, total in Iran was 97.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Iran ranks 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.