Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.7759 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7759 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.7759 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.1525 LPIA
in 1976
Years of data
10
1976–2016

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2016

0.20.40.60.81976199620161976: 0.153 LPIA1991: 0.552 LPIA1996: 0.662 LPIA2005: 0.768 LPIA2006: 0.754 LPIA2008: 0.773 LPIA2012: 0.775 LPIA2013: 0.773 LPIA2014: 0.772 LPIA2016: 0.776 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.7759 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.7759 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1525 LPIA, in 1976.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976 to 2016.
Year LPIA Change
1976 0.1525 LPIA
1991 0.5517 LPIA +261.7%
1996 0.6618 LPIA +20.0%
2005 0.7678 LPIA +16.0%
2006 0.7542 LPIA -1.8%
2008 0.7727 LPIA +2.5%
2012 0.7753 LPIA +0.3%
2013 0.7732 LPIA -0.3%
2014 0.7717 LPIA -0.2%
2016 0.7759 LPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1525 LPIA 0.1525 LPIA 0.1525 LPIA 1
1990s 0.6068 LPIA 0.5517 LPIA 0.6618 LPIA 2
2000s 0.7649 LPIA 0.7542 LPIA 0.7727 LPIA 3
2010s 0.774 LPIA 0.7717 LPIA 0.7759 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 24 Peru 0.8151 LPIA compare
  2. 25 Cambodia 0.8105 LPIA compare
  3. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7966 LPIA compare
  4. 28 Guatemala 0.7654 LPIA compare
  5. 29 Egypt 0.7305 LPIA compare
  6. 30 Uganda 0.6993 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.7759 LPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.7759 LPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1525 LPIA in 1976.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/