Australia vs Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Share of the population with tertiary education
Australia
30.2%
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
29.2%
in 2020
Australia rank
25th
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
28th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Australia
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
How they compare
Australia currently reports 30.2% against 29.2% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Bolivia, Plurinational State of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1920s | 3.8% | 0.4% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 0.8% | 5.6% | Australia |
| 1940s | 9.0% | 1.4% | 7.7% | Australia |
| 1950s | 11.4% | 2.2% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 1960s | 13.4% | 3.2% | 10.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 5.0% | 16.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 8.1% | 16.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 12.2% | 16.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 16.9% | 12.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 25.6% | 10.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.2% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Australia or Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Australia, at 30.2% against 29.2% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- 1.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 25th and Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 28th 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.