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The '''Iranian Revolution''' (انقلاب ایران), also known as the '''Islamic Revolution''' (انقلاب اسلامی), was an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] revolution in [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]] against [[United States of America|US]]-backed monarch [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].

== Results ==

=== Education ===
From 1976 to 2016, the total literacy rate increased from 47% to 93% and the percentage of people taking secondary education increased from 23% to 85%. The number of universities in the country increased from 233 to 2,940.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Khamenei.ir|title=Iran's scientific status: Before Vs. after the Islamic Revolution|date=2019-09-24|url=https://english.khamenei.ir/news/7059/Iran-s-scientific-status-Before-Vs-after-the-Islamic-Revolution|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427095256/https://english.khamenei.ir/news/7059/Iran-s-scientific-status-Before-Vs-after-the-Islamic-Revolution|archive-date=2022-04-27|retrieved=2022-05-29}}</ref>

=== Women's rights ===
Since the Islamic Revolution, the female literacy rate increased from 37% to 87% and enrollment in tertiary education increased from 4% to 66%.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Khamenei.ir|title=Women’s education before and after the Islamic Revolution: A Comparative study|date=2020-02-16|url=https://english.khamenei.ir/news/7361/Women-s-education-before-and-after-the-Islamic-Revolution-A|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320103650/https://english.khamenei.ir/news/7361/Women-s-education-before-and-after-the-Islamic-Revolution-A|archive-date=2022-03-20|retrieved=2022-05-29}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Revolutions]]
[[Category:Iran]]

Iranian Revolution - Revision history

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