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

Georgia
12.0%
in 2019
United States of America
12.0%
in 2016
Georgia rank
16th
United States of America rank
15th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Georgia
  • United States of America
051015199920092019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12.0% against 12.0% in Georgia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Georgia ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 15th of 97 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 4.1% 14.7% 10.6% United States of America
2000s 2.2% 14.3% 12.1% United States of America
2010s 9.4% 12.9% 3.5% 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, Georgia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 12.0% against 12.0% in Georgia as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Georgia and United States of America?
0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and United States of America?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Georgia and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Georgia ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 15th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.