As of 2020, the literacy rate of women in Iran was 85.5 percent. The literacy rate of men in Iran was slightly lower at about 80.8 percent in that year.

Iran IR: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 97.678 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.438 % for 2013. Iran IR: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 96.435 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.678 % in 2014 and a record low of 42.328 % in 1976. Iran IR: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

IR: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 79.839 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.756 % for 2013. IR: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 76.803 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2014, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.839 % in 2014 and a record low of 24.423 % in 1976. IR: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Existing literature suggests that sexual health literacy may influence sexual function by enhancing sexual satisfaction and other dimensions of sexual health. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sexual health literacy on sexual function, mediated by sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy, among Iranian women. A cross-sectional study was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with 431 eligible women of childbearing age recruited from health centers in Asadabad city, Hamadan, Iran, from 2023 to 2024 through convenience sampling method. Data were collected using several tools: demographic and obstetric information form, sexual health literacy for adults (SHELA) questionnaire, female sexual function index (FSFI), sexual self-efficacy questionnaire (SSE), and the inventory of sexual satisfaction (ISS). Structural equation modeling was performed using IBM SPSS AMOS version 23. The mean ± SD age of the participants was 31.92 ± 7.24 years. The direct effects of sexual health literacy, sexual self-efficacy, and sexual satisfaction on sexual function were significant (P < 0.001). The indirect effect of sexual health literacy on sexual function, mediated by sexual satisfaction, was also significant (P < 0.001). Overall, the total effect (direct and indirect) of sexual health literacy on sexual function was deemed appropriate, and the proposed conceptual model demonstrated a good fit with the data (χ2/df = 3.35; CFI = 0.966; IFI = 0.967; GFI = 0.951; AGFI = 0.904; RMSEA = 0.070). Based on these findings, sexual health literacy has both direct and indirect effects (mediated by sexual satisfaction) on sexual function. These results may guide professionals in the field of marital relationships to recognize the importance of sexual health literacy and to develop educational or counseling interventions aimed at improving sexual health literacy, ultimately enhancing sexual function.

Standardized direct and indirect effects of sexual health literacy on sexual function.

IR：非文盲率：年轻女性：15-24岁女性百分比在12-01-2014达97.678%，相较于12-01-2013的97.438%有所增长。IR：非文盲率：年轻女性：15-24岁女性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1976至12-01-2014期间平均值为96.435%，共10份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2014，达97.678%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1976，为42.328%。CEIC提供的IR：非文盲率：年轻女性：15-24岁女性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的伊朗 – 表 IR.世行.WDI：教育统计。