How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States of America?

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

Algeria

20.8%

in 2018

United States of America

19.7%

in 2016

Algeria rank

1st

United States of America rank

2nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

Algeria
United States of America

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 20.8% against 19.7% in United States of America, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 97 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.7%	13.0%	7.7%	Algeria
2010s	22.3%	16.0%	6.3%	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Algeria or United States of America?: Algeria, at 20.8% against 19.7% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Algeria and United States of America?: 1.1%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States of America?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Algeria and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?: Algeria ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.