Iran vs Poland: Share of the population with tertiary education
Iran
24.4%
in 2020
Poland
24.9%
in 2020
Iran rank
34th
Poland rank
33rd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Iran
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 24.9% against 24.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 34th and Poland ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 4.0% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 6.2% | 4.7% | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 6.8% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 9.7% | 3.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 15.4% | 3.0% | Poland |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 23.8% | 3.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.9% | 0.5% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Iran or Poland?
- Poland, at 24.9% against 24.4% in Iran as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Iran and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Iran and Poland rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Iran ranks 34th and Poland ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.