Iran Literacy Rate 1976-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Iran literacy rate for 2021 was 88.74%, a 3.2% increase from 2016.
- Iran literacy rate for 2016 was 85.54%, a 0.84% increase from 2014.
- Iran literacy rate for 2014 was 84.71%, a 0.08% increase from 2013.
- Iran literacy rate for 2013 was 84.63%, a 1% increase from 2012.
| Iran Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
88.74% |
3.20% |
| 2016 |
85.54% |
0.84% |
| 2014 |
84.71% |
0.08% |
| 2013 |
84.63% |
1.00% |
| 2012 |
83.63% |
0.66% |
| 2008 |
82.96% |
0.63% |
| 2006 |
82.33% |
-0.11% |
| 2005 |
82.44% |
5.44% |
| 2002 |
77.00% |
3.94% |
| 1996 |
73.06% |
7.53% |
| 1991 |
65.53% |
13.21% |
| 1986 |
52.32% |
15.80% |
| 1976 |
36.52% |
15.80% |
