I thought literacy was low especially among women before the revolution.IRI is a hardcore Islamist revolutionary system that tried to rule a secular minded urban and educated society with iron grip. This created lots and lots of disgruntled Iranians inside and outside Iran and as individuals Iranians are extremely stubborn and egomaniac people. A dangerous combination that resulted into hordes of traitors. When Israelis pull an assassination, make no mistake its always perpetrated with massive help from inside or outside Iran using Iranians themselves.
My anecdotal experience of Iranians I have met in the west is its an arrogance. I also note in some way its similar to Italians. Both Iran and Italy have had heady days of empires and maybe this leads to such confidence
Those Iranians in the west that call themselves Iranians and ape the west often are second or now third generation have little about Iran in them








