Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Iran

Iran: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 213,998 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
213,998 number
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
13th
of 140 countries
All-time high
395,983 number
in 2011
All-time low
96,851 number
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Iran, 1999–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1999200820181999: 96.9k number2000: 115.9k number2001: 139.0k number2002: 148.9k number2003: 168.6k number2004: 208.0k number2005: 243.8k number2006: 307.3k number2007: 309.1k number2008: 317.5k number2009: 284.7k number2010: 391.4k number2011: 396.0k number2012: 380.6k number2013: 297.5k number2014: 332.1k number2016: 252.2k number2017: 232.8k number2018: 214.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran recorded 213,998 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Iran peaked at 395,983 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96,851 number, in 1999.

That places Iran 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96,851 number 96,851 number 96,851 number 1
2000s 224,283 number 115,873 number 317,535 number 10
2010s 312,081 number 213,998 number 395,983 number 8

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 10 South Korea 267,753 number compare
  2. 11 Nigeria 249,756 number compare
  3. 12 France 241,586 number compare
  4. 14 South Africa 210,011 number compare
  5. 15 Malaysia 203,649 number compare
  6. 16 Spain 197,924 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Iran?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Iran was 213,998 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 395,983 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 96,851 number in 1999.
How does Iran rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Iran ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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