What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?

284,719 number, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?

7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

939,341 number

in 2015

Iran

1.22 million number

in 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

23rd

Iran rank

20th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.22 million number against 939,341 number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 284,719 number.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	550,070 number	2.18 million number	1.63 million number	Iran
2010s	769,722 number	1.82 million number	1.05 million number	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Iran?: Iran, at 1.22 million number against 939,341 number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?: 284,719 number, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2014.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.