Iran, Islamic Republic of vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Iran, Islamic Republic of
3.34 million
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
119.33 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
14th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 119.33 million against 3.34 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 115.99 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 35.7 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 14th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 200 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 125,970 7.89 million 7.76 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 1.09 million 26.66 million 25.58 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 2.23 million 50.24 million 48.01 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 4.16 million 88.61 million 84.45 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 3.20 million 110.24 million 107.04 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Iran, Islamic Republic of or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 119.33 million against 3.34 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
115.99 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 14th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release