AIMS: Asia and the Pacific vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
150.98 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
3.34 million
in 2022
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank
13th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific currently reports 150.98 million against 3.34 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 147.64 million.

That makes AIMS: Asia and the Pacific's figure about 45.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, AIMS: Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 13th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 14th of 221 groups.

AIMS: Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: Asia and the Pacific Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 11.75 million 125,970 11.62 million AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
1990s 32.73 million 1.12 million 31.61 million AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
2000s 59.27 million 2.23 million 57.04 million AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
2010s 108.28 million 4.16 million 104.12 million AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
2020s 134.96 million 3.20 million 131.76 million AIMS: Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), AIMS: Asia and the Pacific or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, at 150.98 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 (number) between AIMS: Asia and the Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
147.64 million, with AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do AIMS: Asia and the Pacific and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 13th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 14th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.