Benin vs South Africa: Share of the population with tertiary education
Benin
6.1%
in 2020
South Africa
5.4%
in 2020
Benin rank
80th
South Africa rank
82nd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Benin
- South Africa
How they compare
Benin currently reports 6.1% against 5.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was South Africa ahead.
Benin ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Africa | 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 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.9% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 3.2% | 2.9% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 7.4% | 6.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 8.6% | 6.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 5.8% | 1.9% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Benin or South Africa?
- Benin, at 6.1% against 5.4% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Benin and South Africa?
- 0.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 82nd 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.