Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Iran, Islamic Republic of
3.62 million number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
49.27 million number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
11th
Post-demographic dividend rank
15th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 49.27 million number against 3.62 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 45.65 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 13.6 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 125,970 number 22.28 million number 22.15 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 1.09 million number 38.04 million number 36.96 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 2.23 million number 46.16 million number 43.92 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 4.18 million number 51.79 million number 47.61 million number Post-demographic dividend

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 Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 49.27 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of and Post-demographic dividend?
45.65 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Post-demographic dividend?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 193 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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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.