ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Iran: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
167.63 million
in 2024
Iran
3.34 million
in 2022
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Iran rank
14th

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

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Iran
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 167.63 million against 3.34 million in Iran, a difference of 164.28 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 50.2 times Iran's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Iran ranks 14th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 17.78 million 125,970 17.66 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 39.53 million 1.12 million 38.41 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 70.31 million 2.23 million 68.07 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 121.50 million 4.16 million 117.34 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 149.97 million 3.20 million 146.77 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Iran?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 167.63 million against 3.34 million in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Iran?
164.28 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Iran?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Iran rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Iran 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
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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.