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

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.64 million
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
62.28 million
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
16th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 62.28 million against 1.64 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 60.64 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 37.9 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 195 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 36,853 3.49 million 3.45 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 476,276 12.18 million 11.70 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 1.13 million 25.13 million 24.00 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 1.98 million 46.23 million 44.25 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 1.57 million 57.96 million 56.40 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, female, Iran, Islamic Republic of or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 62.28 million against 1.64 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Iran, Islamic Republic of and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
60.64 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)?
33 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, female?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release