Argentina vs Brazil: Share of the population with tertiary education
Argentina
13.8%
in 2020
Brazil
11.2%
in 2020
Argentina rank
61st
Brazil rank
64th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 13.8% against 11.2% in Brazil, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 61st and Brazil ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 1.9% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 5.5% | 3.5% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 6.7% | 7.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 8.2% | 4.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.2% | 2.6% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 13.8% against 11.2% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Argentina and Brazil?
- 2.6%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Argentina ranks 61st and Brazil ranks 64th 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.