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

Ethiopia
2.52 million number
in 2020
Iran
2.17 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
13th
Iran rank
15th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.52 million number against 2.17 million number in Iran, a difference of 346,170 number.

That makes Ethiopia'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 Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 13th and Iran ranks 15th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 1.25 million number 1.12 million number 126,769 number Ethiopia
1980s 1.54 million number 1.84 million number 301,882 number Iran
1990s 1.99 million number 2.84 million number 852,616 number Iran
2000s 1.53 million number 3.41 million number 1.88 million number Iran
2010s 2.18 million number 2.11 million number 66,989 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.52 million number 2.17 million number 346,170 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Ethiopia or Iran?
Ethiopia, at 2.52 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 Ethiopia and Iran?
346,170 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.