Iran vs United Kingdom: World population level education

Iran
42.41 million
in 2100
United Kingdom
44.92 million
in 2100
Iran rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
16th

World population level education over time

  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195020252100

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 44.92 million against 42.41 million in Iran, a difference of 2.51 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 33,000 2.55 million 2.51 million United Kingdom
1960s 124,150 3.45 million 3.33 million United Kingdom
1970s 410,550 4.93 million 4.52 million United Kingdom
1980s 1.07 million 6.95 million 5.88 million United Kingdom
1990s 2.25 million 9.42 million 7.17 million United Kingdom
2000s 4.41 million 12.27 million 7.86 million United Kingdom
2010s 8.10 million 16.13 million 8.03 million United Kingdom
2020s 11.34 million 19.68 million 8.34 million United Kingdom
2030s 15.63 million 23.53 million 7.90 million United Kingdom
2040s 21.12 million 27.43 million 6.31 million United Kingdom
2050s 26.07 million 30.80 million 4.73 million United Kingdom
2060s 30.61 million 34.21 million 3.61 million United Kingdom
2070s 34.79 million 37.73 million 2.93 million United Kingdom
2080s 38.15 million 40.73 million 2.58 million United Kingdom
2090s 40.73 million 43.21 million 2.48 million United Kingdom
2100s 42.41 million 44.92 million 2.51 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population level education, Iran or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 44.92 million against 42.41 million in Iran as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population level education between Iran and United Kingdom?
2.51 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for world population level education?
Iran ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population level education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
World population level education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
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