Primary school completion rate in Iran
The primary completion rate in Iran was 97.4% in 2023.
Iran, 2023
97.4%
Change from 2022
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
54th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Iran over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 109.3% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 98.2% in 2022.
- Since 2009, when it was 96.5%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Iran has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
85.1%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
26.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
7.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
22.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS