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

118,860 number, with France ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.

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.

France vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female

France

1.34 million number

in 2018

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.22 million number

in 2017

France rank

19th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

20th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female over time

France
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

France currently reports 1.34 million number against 1.22 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 118,860 number.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

France ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.29 million number	1.94 million number	652,715 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	1.30 million number	2.31 million number	1.01 million number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.30 million number	1.67 million number	365,476 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, female, France or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: France, at 1.34 million number against 1.22 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, female between France and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 118,860 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do France and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?: France ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.