What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

235,080 number, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Egypt vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Egypt

1.45 million number

in 2017

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.69 million number

in 2018

Egypt rank

15th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Egypt
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.69 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 235,080 number.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	115,180 number	36,853 number	78,326 number	Egypt
2000s	1.04 million number	1.19 million number	144,471 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.21 million number	2.04 million number	829,641 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Egypt or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.69 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 235,080 number, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Egypt ranks 15th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 12th of 187 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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