Which has higher population by level of education, Iceland or Maldives?

Maldives, at 241,900 people against 237,200 people in Iceland as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by level of education between Iceland and Maldives?

4,700 people, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?

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.

Iceland vs Maldives: Population by level of education

Iceland

237,200 people

in 2100

Maldives

241,900 people

in 2100

Iceland rank

173rd

Maldives rank

172nd

Population by level of education over time

Iceland
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 241,900 people against 237,200 people in Iceland, a difference of 4,700 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 172nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,150 people	0 people	3,150 people	Iceland
1960s	6,600 people	0 people	6,600 people	Iceland
1970s	12,850 people	50 people	12,800 people	Iceland
1980s	24,450 people	550 people	23,900 people	Iceland
1990s	39,650 people	2,500 people	37,150 people	Iceland
2000s	55,900 people	8,200 people	47,700 people	Iceland
2010s	75,150 people	26,600 people	48,550 people	Iceland
2020s	99,700 people	55,100 people	44,600 people	Iceland
2030s	120,050 people	79,500 people	40,550 people	Iceland
2040s	139,300 people	109,150 people	30,150 people	Iceland
2050s	157,200 people	139,250 people	17,950 people	Iceland
2060s	175,200 people	168,300 people	6,900 people	Iceland
2070s	193,350 people	196,150 people	2,800 people	Maldives
2080s	211,250 people	217,900 people	6,650 people	Maldives
2090s	226,750 people	232,700 people	5,950 people	Maldives
2100s	237,200 people	241,900 people	4,700 people	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Iceland or Maldives?: Maldives, at 241,900 people against 237,200 people in Iceland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Iceland and Maldives?: 4,700 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for population by level of education?: Iceland ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 172nd 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.