Egypt vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Egypt
77.6%
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
77.8%
in 2017
Egypt rank
102nd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
101st

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 77.8% against 77.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 102nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 101st of 182 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
1990s 67.8% 63.0% 4.8% Egypt
2000s 66.5% 67.2% 0.7% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 65.5% 77.1% 11.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Egypt or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 77.8% against 77.6% in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 102nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 101st of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.