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GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iran

Iran: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.833 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.286 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iran, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.286 5 year moving average2005: 0.286 5 year moving average2006: 0.444 5 year moving average2007: 0.444 5 year moving average2008: 0.444 5 year moving average2009: 0.444 5 year moving average2010: 0.4 5 year moving average2011: 0.4 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.6 5 year moving average2014: 0.545 5 year moving average2015: 0.545 5 year moving average2016: 0.545 5 year moving average2017: 0.455 5 year moving average2018: 0.455 5 year moving average2019: 0.455 5 year moving average2020: 0.545 5 year moving average2021: 0.8 5 year moving average2022: 0.8 5 year moving average2023: 0.833 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 4: quality education in Iran is 0.833 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Iran peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.286 5 year moving average, in 2004.

That places Iran 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Iran, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.286 5 year moving average —
2005 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2006 0.444 5 year moving average +55.2%
2007 0.444 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.444 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.444 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.4 5 year moving average -9.9%
2011 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.5 5 year moving average +25.0%
2013 0.6 5 year moving average +20.0%
2014 0.545 5 year moving average -9.2%
2015 0.545 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.545 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.455 5 year moving average -16.5%
2018 0.455 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.455 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.545 5 year moving average +19.8%
2021 0.8 5 year moving average +46.8%
2022 0.8 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.833 5 year moving average +4.1%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.833 5 year moving average is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.833 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.833 5 year moving average is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3913 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.444 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.49 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7445 5 year moving average 0.545 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 4

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  20. 68 India 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  21. 68 Jamaica 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  22. 68 Japan 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  23. 68 Kiribati 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  24. 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  25. 68 Laos 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  26. 68 Lebanon 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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  28. 68 Luxembourg 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  29. 68 Malaysia 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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  33. 68 Morocco 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  34. 68 Myanmar 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  35. 68 Nepal 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  36. 68 New Zealand 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  37. 68 Niger 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  38. 68 Romania 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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  40. 68 Rwanda 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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  42. 68 Sierra Leone 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  43. 68 Tanzania 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  44. 68 East Timor 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  45. 68 Tonga 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  46. 68 Turkey 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  47. 68 Ukraine 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  48. 68 United Kingdom 0.833 5 year moving average compare
  49. 68 United States 0.833 5 year moving average compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Iran?
Goal 4: quality education in Iran was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Iran rank for goal 4: quality education?
Iran ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database