Iran
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI declared compulsory across all university disciplines regardless of subject area; AI content being developed for secondary school level; teacher training programme in progress.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 First phase of national teacher AI training programme completed in summer 2025, covering 100,000 school teachers in AI concepts and teaching methods.
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 National Artificial Intelligence Organisation established under the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution to coordinate AI governance; functions as a coordinating body; independent regulatory mandate not confirmed.
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
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