East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
66.21 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
3.62 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
11th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 66.21 million number against 3.62 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 62.59 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.3 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 2.20 million number 125,970 number 2.07 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 13.44 million number 1.09 million number 12.35 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 30.49 million number 2.23 million number 28.25 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 55.64 million number 4.18 million number 51.47 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 66.21 million number against 3.62 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
62.59 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.