What is the difference in population by level of education between Germany and Iran?

894,700 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran?

31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iran: Population by level of education

Germany

43.31 million people

in 2100

Iran

42.41 million people

in 2100

Germany rank

18th

Iran rank

19th

Population by level of education over time

Germany
Iran

How they compare

Germany currently reports 43.31 million people against 42.41 million people in Iran, a difference of 894,700 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 18th and Iran ranks 19th of 200 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.26 million people	33,000 people	2.23 million people	Germany
1960s	3.93 million people	124,150 people	3.81 million people	Germany
1970s	6.36 million people	410,550 people	5.94 million people	Germany
1980s	9.27 million people	1.07 million people	8.20 million people	Germany
1990s	13.56 million people	2.25 million people	11.32 million people	Germany
2000s	17.29 million people	4.41 million people	12.87 million people	Germany
2010s	21.73 million people	8.10 million people	13.63 million people	Germany
2020s	24.44 million people	11.34 million people	13.10 million people	Germany
2030s	27.50 million people	15.63 million people	11.87 million people	Germany
2040s	30.60 million people	21.12 million people	9.48 million people	Germany
2050s	33.69 million people	26.07 million people	7.62 million people	Germany
2060s	36.28 million people	30.61 million people	5.67 million people	Germany
2070s	38.73 million people	34.79 million people	3.94 million people	Germany
2080s	41.00 million people	38.15 million people	2.85 million people	Germany
2090s	42.53 million people	40.73 million people	1.80 million people	Germany
2100s	43.31 million people	42.41 million people	894,700 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Germany or Iran?: Germany, at 43.31 million people against 42.41 million people in Iran as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Germany and Iran?: 894,700 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Germany and Iran rank globally for population by level of education?: Germany ranks 18th and Iran ranks 19th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by level of education
Unit: people
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.