Algeria vs Jamaica: Share of the population with tertiary education
Algeria
17.3%
in 2020
Jamaica
18.4%
in 2020
Algeria rank
47th
Jamaica rank
45th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Algeria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 18.4% against 17.3% in Algeria, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jamaica ahead.
Algeria ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.8% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 14.4% | 6.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 16.6% | 4.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 18.4% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Algeria or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 18.4% against 17.3% in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Algeria and Jamaica?
- 1.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Jamaica rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Algeria ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th 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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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.