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Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

91.70percent · 2023+6.9% since 2013

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG25T64. Annual figures for Iran, Islamic Republic of from 2005 to 2023.

20052023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202391.704
202291.326
202191.108
202090.525
201990.01
201889.447
201788.235
201687.38
201586.959
201486.08
201385.79
201284.12
201184.5
201083.022
200982.281
200881.58
200680.6
200579.96

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag25t64 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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