Algeria vs Thailand: Share of the population with tertiary education

Algeria
17.3%
in 2020
Thailand
17.2%
in 2020
Algeria rank
47th
Thailand rank
49th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Algeria
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 17.3% against 17.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Thailand ahead.

Algeria ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 49th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Thailand 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% Thailand
1950s 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% Thailand
1960s 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% Thailand
1970s 0.5% 1.5% 1.1% Thailand
1980s 1.6% 3.5% 2.0% Thailand
1990s 4.3% 5.3% 1.0% Thailand
2000s 7.6% 9.6% 2.0% Thailand
2010s 12.5% 14.5% 2.0% Thailand
2020s 17.3% 17.2% 0.1% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Algeria or Thailand?
Algeria, at 17.3% against 17.2% in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Algeria and Thailand?
0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Thailand rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Algeria ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 49th 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.