Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
73.92 %
in 2016
Türkiye
91.77 %
in 2015
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
3rd
Türkiye rank
1st

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Türkiye
020406080100200420102016

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 91.77 % against 73.92 % in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 17.85 %.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st of 3 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 70.91 % 82.86 % 11.96 % Türkiye
2010s 72.5 % 91.17 % 18.67 % Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 91.77 % against 73.92 % in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2015.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
17.85 %, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st of 3 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/adult-literacy-rate-population-15-years-rural-value-all-age-ranges-or-no-breakdown-by-age/iran-islamic-republic-of/turkiye-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/adult-literacy-rate-population-15-years-rural-value-all-age-ranges-or-no-breakdown-by-age/iran-islamic-republic-of/turkiye-2/">Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Türkiye: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 424 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.