Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Afghanistan
8.0%
in 2020
Indonesia
8.1%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
72nd
Indonesia rank
71st

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Indonesia
02468187019452020

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Indonesia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Indonesia ranks 71st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Indonesia Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1910s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Afghanistan
1920s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Afghanistan
1930s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Afghanistan
1940s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Afghanistan
1950s 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% Afghanistan
1960s 0.8% 0.2% 0.6% Afghanistan
1970s 1.9% 0.6% 1.3% Afghanistan
1980s 4.2% 1.1% 3.1% Afghanistan
1990s 6.5% 2.5% 4.0% Afghanistan
2000s 8.2% 3.8% 4.4% Afghanistan
2010s 8.8% 8.1% 0.7% Afghanistan
2020s 8.0% 8.1% 0.1% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Afghanistan or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Afghanistan and Indonesia?
0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Indonesia ranks 71st 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 tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.