Iran vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Iran
440,443 number
in 2018
Türkiye
1.42 million number
in 2018
Iran rank
5th
Türkiye rank
3rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male over time

  • Iran
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.42 million number against 440,443 number in Iran, a difference of 983,927 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 3.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Türkiye ahead.

Iran ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 337,818 number 362,907 number 25,089 number Türkiye
2010s 598,492 number 953,824 number 355,332 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Iran or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.42 million number against 440,443 number in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Iran and Türkiye?
983,927 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Türkiye?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Iran and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Iran ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).