Colombia vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Colombia
2.42 million number
in 2018
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.73 million number
in 2017
Colombia rank
22nd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
19th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.73 million number against 2.42 million number in Colombia, a difference of 308,950 number.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 615,975 number 622,843 number 6,868 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 1.04 million number 1.38 million number 338,109 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 1.53 million number 3.02 million number 1.49 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 2.23 million number 4.30 million number 2.06 million number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 2.49 million number 3.01 million number 514,945 number Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Colombia or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.73 million number against 2.42 million number in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Colombia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
308,950 number, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.