Austria vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Austria
98.1%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
98.1%
in 2020
Austria rank
42nd
Zimbabwe rank
42nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Austria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Austria currently reports 98.1% against 98.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 38.0% | 0.0% | 38.0% | Austria |
| 1880s | 42.9% | 0.0% | 42.9% | Austria |
| 1890s | 50.6% | 0.0% | 50.6% | Austria |
| 1900s | 59.4% | 0.2% | 59.2% | Austria |
| 1910s | 68.0% | 2.6% | 65.4% | Austria |
| 1920s | 77.2% | 8.0% | 69.2% | Austria |
| 1930s | 86.4% | 20.7% | 65.7% | Austria |
| 1940s | 93.8% | 33.4% | 60.4% | Austria |
| 1950s | 97.8% | 45.5% | 52.3% | Austria |
| 1960s | 97.8% | 59.8% | 38.1% | Austria |
| 1970s | 98.3% | 73.0% | 25.3% | Austria |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 77.3% | 22.4% | Austria |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 89.5% | 9.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 94.0% | 4.4% | Austria |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.8% | 1.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Austria or Zimbabwe?
- Austria, at 98.1% against 98.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Austria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Austria ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.