Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Germany or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 5.74 million number against 5.22 million number in Germany as of 2019.

What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

520,370 number, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Population of compulsory school age, male

Germany

5.22 million number

in 2020

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

5.74 million number

in 2019

Germany rank

20th

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

18th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Germany
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 5.74 million number against 5.22 million number in Germany, a difference of 520,370 number.

That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Germany 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	6.05 million number	4.49 million number	1.55 million number	Germany
2000s	5.77 million number	4.41 million number	1.36 million number	Germany
2010s	5.19 million number	5.18 million number	10,433 number	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Germany or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 5.74 million number against 5.22 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 520,370 number, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Germany and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Germany ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.