Estonia vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Estonia
6.8%
in 2018
United States of America
6.5%
in 2016
Estonia rank
19th
United States of America rank
21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.7% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Estonia or United States of America?
- Estonia, at 6.8% against 6.5% in United States of America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Estonia and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 21st of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.