Iran vs OECD members: School age population, tertiary education, female

Iran
2.86 million number
in 2018
OECD members
42.12 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
17th
OECD members rank
20th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Iran
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 42.12 million number against 2.86 million number in Iran, a difference of 39.26 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.7 times Iran's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and OECD members ranks 20th of 203 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 1.50 million number 40.30 million number 38.80 million number OECD members
1980s 2.03 million number 43.94 million number 41.91 million number OECD members
1990s 2.86 million number 43.57 million number 40.72 million number OECD members
2000s 4.22 million number 43.17 million number 38.95 million number OECD members
2010s 3.51 million number 43.00 million number 39.49 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Iran or OECD members?
OECD members, at 42.12 million number against 2.86 million number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Iran and OECD members?
39.26 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and OECD members?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Iran and OECD members rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Iran ranks 17th and OECD members ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.