Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Iran

Primary completion rate in Iran in 2023 — 97.44%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 50.24 pp.

2023 97.44% −0.73 pp vs 2022
World rank 54of 137
Period maximum 109.32%2005
Period minimum 47.19%1971

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Iran, 1971–202340608010012019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 47.19%1984: 78.29%1985: 81.96%1986: 82.94%1987: 82.11%1988: 82.39%1989: 82.31%1990: 83.86%1991: 87.09%1992: 90.2%1993: 92.17%1994: 90.51%1995: 93.76%1997: 92.31%2000: 88.87%2001: 90.94%2002: 91.16%2003: 90.08%2004: 102.83%2005: 109.32%2006: 99.78%2007: 93.59%2008: 94.55%2009: 96.47%2010: 96.35%2011: 95.49%2012: 93.9%2015: 95.57%2016: 96.47%2017: 94.44%2019: 95.1%2020: 96.35%2022: 98.16%2023: 97.44%
Change over the period: +50.24 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 97.44%
World 87.32%
Southern Asia computed 90.19%
Primary completion rate — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.44 −0.73 pp
2022 98.16
2020 96.35 +1.24 pp
2019 95.1
2017 94.44 −2.03 pp
2016 96.47 +0.9 pp
2015 95.57
2012 93.9 −1.59 pp
2011 95.49 −0.87 pp
2010 96.35 −0.11 pp
2009 96.47 +1.92 pp
2008 94.55 +0.96 pp
2007 93.59 −6.19 pp
2006 99.78 −9.54 pp
2005 109.32 +6.49 pp
2004 102.83 +12.75 pp
2003 90.08 −1.08 pp
2002 91.16 +0.22 pp
2001 90.94 +2.07 pp
2000 88.87
1997 92.31
1995 93.76 +3.25 pp
1994 90.51 −1.66 pp
1993 92.17 +1.98 pp
1992 90.2 +3.11 pp
1991 87.09 +3.23 pp
1990 83.86 +1.55 pp
1989 82.31 −0.08 pp
1988 82.39 +0.28 pp
1987 82.11 −0.83 pp
1986 82.94 +0.98 pp
1985 81.96 +3.66 pp
1984 78.29
1971 47.19

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.