Bolivia vs Colombia: Share of the population with tertiary education
Bolivia
29.2%
in 2020
Colombia
26.4%
in 2020
Bolivia rank
28th
Colombia rank
31st
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 29.2% against 26.4% in Colombia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.0% | 2.2% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 11.1% | 5.8% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.1% | 2.5% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 26.4% | 2.8% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Bolivia, at 29.2% against 26.4% in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 2.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Bolivia ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 31st 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.