Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.824 LPIA in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.824 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.824 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.2324 LPIA
in 1976
Years of data
10
1976–2016

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2016

0.20.40.60.81976199620161976: 0.232 LPIA1991: 0.499 LPIA1996: 0.609 LPIA2005: 0.748 LPIA2006: 0.742 LPIA2008: 0.769 LPIA2012: 0.792 LPIA2013: 0.803 LPIA2014: 0.81 LPIA2016: 0.824 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 0.824 LPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.824 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2324 LPIA, in 1976.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2324 LPIA 0.2324 LPIA 0.2324 LPIA 1
1990s 0.5543 LPIA 0.4993 LPIA 0.6093 LPIA 2
2000s 0.7529 LPIA 0.7423 LPIA 0.7686 LPIA 3
2010s 0.8074 LPIA 0.792 LPIA 0.824 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 23 El Salvador 0.8559 LPIA compare
  2. 24 South Africa 0.8445 LPIA compare
  3. 25 Honduras 0.8371 LPIA compare
  4. 27 Cambodia 0.8079 LPIA compare
  5. 28 Bangladesh 0.7827 LPIA compare
  6. 29 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.7506 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.824 LPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.824 LPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 LPIA in 1976.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/