Belize vs Pakistan: Share of the population with tertiary education

Belize
5.0%
in 2020
Pakistan
5.9%
in 2020
Belize rank
83rd
Pakistan rank
81st

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Belize
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 5.9% against 5.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Pakistan ahead.

Belize ranks 83rd and Pakistan ranks 81st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 10 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Pakistan 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 1.4% 0.2% 1.2% Belize
1920s 3.2% 0.5% 2.8% Belize
1930s 5.1% 0.6% 4.5% Belize
1940s 6.8% 0.6% 6.2% Belize
1950s 8.0% 0.7% 7.3% Belize
1960s 7.8% 0.8% 7.0% Belize
1970s 1.6% 1.4% 0.2% Belize
1980s 3.4% 2.2% 1.1% Belize
1990s 7.4% 3.6% 3.8% Belize
2000s 7.1% 7.0% 0.1% Belize
2010s 5.9% 6.2% 0.3% Pakistan
2020s 5.0% 5.9% 0.9% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Belize or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 5.9% against 5.0% in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Belize and Pakistan?
0.9%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Belize and Pakistan rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Belize ranks 83rd and Pakistan ranks 81st 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.