Cambodia vs Guatemala: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Cambodia
87.3%
in 2020
Guatemala
89.5%
in 2020
Cambodia rank
86th
Guatemala rank
84th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Cambodia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 89.5% against 87.3% in Cambodia, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cambodia ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 8.7% | 8.7% | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 12.8% | 12.8% | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 26.2% | 26.1% | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 30.4% | 30.0% | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 31.0% | 30.2% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 4.0% | 31.6% | 27.7% | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 13.0% | 30.9% | 17.9% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 27.9% | 31.3% | 3.4% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 38.2% | 3.0% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 55.5% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 64.2% | 1.1% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 0.8% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 83.4% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 89.5% | 2.2% | Guatemala |
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, Cambodia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 89.5% against 87.3% in Cambodia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 2.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cambodia and Guatemala rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Cambodia ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 84th 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.