Iran vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Iran
1.69 million number
in 2018
Japan
1.85 million number
in 2018
Iran rank
12th
Japan rank
11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.85 million number against 1.69 million number in Iran, a difference of 163,090 number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,853 number | 651,731 number | 614,878 number | Japan |
| 1990s | 568,092 number | 1.76 million number | 1.19 million number | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.13 million number | 1.82 million number | 682,660 number | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.00 million number | 1.81 million number | 189,688 number | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Iran or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.85 million number against 1.69 million number in Iran as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Iran and Japan?
- 163,090 number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Iran ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th 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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About this data
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.