Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.13 million number against 1.31 million number in Iran as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

10.81 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Iran

1.31 million number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

12.13 million number

in 2018

Iran rank

21st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

23rd

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.13 million number against 1.31 million number in Iran, a difference of 10.81 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.2 times Iran's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.07 million number	4.60 million number	2.53 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	2.35 million number	6.60 million number	4.25 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.82 million number	11.03 million number	9.21 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.13 million number against 1.31 million number in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 10.81 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/