Youth literacy in Iran
In Iran, 98.7% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1976.
Iran, 2023
98.7%
Change from 2022
+0.1percentage points
Youth literacy in Iran over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 98.7% |
| 2022 | 98.6% |
| 2021 | 98.6% |
| 2020 | 98.4% |
| 2019 | 98.5% |
| 2018 | 98.2% |
| 2017 | 98.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% |
| 2014 | 97.9% |
| 2013 | 97.8% |
| 2012 | 98.0% |
| 2011 | 96.7% |
| 2010 | 97.8% |
| 2009 | 97.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% |
| 2006 | 96.6% |
| 2005 | 97.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 98.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 97.8%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.