Albania vs Eswatini: Share of the population with tertiary education

Albania
2.0%
in 2020
Eswatini
2.7%
in 2020
Albania rank
99th
Eswatini rank
97th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Albania
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.7% against 2.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times Albania's.

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

Albania ranks 99th and Eswatini ranks 97th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Eswatini in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Eswatini 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 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Eswatini
1920s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Eswatini
1930s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Eswatini
1940s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Eswatini
1950s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Albania
1960s 1.8% 0.4% 1.4% Albania
1970s 3.5% 1.4% 2.0% Albania
1980s 5.7% 3.0% 2.8% Albania
1990s 6.6% 2.5% 4.0% Albania
2000s 6.4% 0.7% 5.8% Albania
2010s 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% Albania
2020s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Albania or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 2.7% against 2.0% in Albania as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Albania and Eswatini?
0.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Eswatini?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Albania and Eswatini rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Albania ranks 99th and Eswatini ranks 97th 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.