Reunion vs Zambia: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Reunion
92.7%
in 2020
Zambia
93.2%
in 2020
Reunion rank
74th
Zambia rank
72nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Reunion
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 93.2% against 92.7% in Reunion, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Reunion ahead.
Reunion ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 15 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7.5% | Reunion |
| 1880s | 11.7% | 0.0% | 11.7% | Reunion |
| 1890s | 17.8% | 0.0% | 17.8% | Reunion |
| 1900s | 28.2% | 0.0% | 28.2% | Reunion |
| 1910s | 33.3% | 5.2% | 28.1% | Reunion |
| 1920s | 35.4% | 10.3% | 25.1% | Reunion |
| 1930s | 41.1% | 24.4% | 16.7% | Reunion |
| 1940s | 43.2% | 33.0% | 10.2% | Reunion |
| 1950s | 47.8% | 43.4% | 4.4% | Reunion |
| 1960s | 60.1% | 52.8% | 7.4% | Reunion |
| 1970s | 73.4% | 61.7% | 11.7% | Reunion |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 65.5% | 17.6% | Reunion |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 74.0% | 15.5% | Reunion |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 84.1% | 9.5% | Reunion |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.5% | 4.0% | Reunion |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 93.2% | 0.5% | Zambia |
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, Reunion or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 93.2% against 92.7% in Reunion as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Reunion and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Reunion and Zambia rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Reunion ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 72nd 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.