What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

16,480 number, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Enrolment in upper secondary education, male

Germany

1.33 million number

in 2018

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

1.31 million number

in 2017

Germany rank

20th

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

21st

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male over time

Germany
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.33 million number against 1.31 million number in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 16,480 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.52 million number	2.07 million number	543,950 number	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s	1.49 million number	2.35 million number	860,528 number	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s	1.42 million number	1.82 million number	398,846 number	Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, male, Germany or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: Germany, at 1.33 million number against 1.31 million number in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, male between Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 16,480 number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?: Germany ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/