Belize vs Taiwan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Belize
99.9%
in 2020
Taiwan
99.8%
in 2020
Belize rank
1st
Taiwan rank
3rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Belize
- Taiwan
How they compare
Belize currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 14 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 10.5% | 0.0% | 10.5% | Belize |
| 1880s | 16.1% | 0.0% | 16.1% | Belize |
| 1890s | 23.8% | 0.1% | 23.7% | Belize |
| 1900s | 35.9% | 0.6% | 35.3% | Belize |
| 1910s | 55.1% | 2.1% | 53.0% | Belize |
| 1920s | 62.7% | 11.9% | 50.8% | Belize |
| 1930s | 71.8% | 24.7% | 47.1% | Belize |
| 1940s | 82.3% | 39.1% | 43.2% | Belize |
| 1950s | 87.9% | 58.9% | 29.1% | Belize |
| 1960s | 90.5% | 70.0% | 20.5% | Belize |
| 1970s | 92.2% | 79.7% | 12.5% | Belize |
| 1980s | 92.5% | 87.8% | 4.7% | Belize |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 94.5% | 1.3% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.7% | 0.5% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Belize |
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, Belize or Taiwan?
- Belize, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Taiwan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Belize and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Taiwan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Taiwan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Belize ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.