Egypt vs Iran: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Egypt
2.53 million number
in 2020
Iran
2.17 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
12th
Iran rank
15th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.53 million number against 2.17 million number in Iran, a difference of 359,380 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Iran ranks 15th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 million number 1.12 million number 19,005 number Egypt
1980s 1.46 million number 1.84 million number 377,345 number Iran
1990s 1.93 million number 2.84 million number 910,120 number Iran
2000s 2.44 million number 3.41 million number 970,685 number Iran
2010s 2.46 million number 2.11 million number 344,057 number Egypt
2020s 2.53 million number 2.17 million number 359,380 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt, at 2.53 million number against 2.17 million number in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Egypt and Iran?
359,380 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Egypt ranks 12th and Iran ranks 15th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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