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

9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nepal: Government expenditure per student, tertiary

Iran, Islamic Republic of

24.2%

in 2017

Nepal

24.2%

in 2015

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

71st

Nepal rank

70th

Government expenditure per student, tertiary over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 24.2% against 24.2% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 70th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.5%	68.5%	42.0%	Nepal
2010s	14.3%	28.4%	14.1%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, tertiary, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nepal?: Nepal, at 24.2% against 24.2% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, tertiary between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nepal?: 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nepal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nepal rank globally for government expenditure per student, tertiary?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nepal: Government expenditure per student, tertiary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-tertiary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/iran-islamic-rep/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-tertiary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/iran-islamic-rep/nepal/">Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nepal: Government expenditure per student, tertiary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit: % of GDP per capita
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 1,539 data points, 1984–2018
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.