Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Malaysia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
29.2%
in 2020
Malaysia
26.5%
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
28th
Malaysia rank
30th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 29.2% against 26.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 13 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Malaysia Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1890s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1900s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1910s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1920s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Malaysia
1930s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Malaysia
1940s 1.4% 1.2% 0.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s 2.2% 1.4% 0.8% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s 3.2% 1.6% 1.7% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 5.0% 1.5% 3.5% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 8.1% 3.1% 5.0% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 12.2% 8.4% 3.8% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 16.9% 10.9% 5.9% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 25.6% 20.1% 5.5% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 29.2% 26.5% 2.7% Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Malaysia?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 29.2% against 26.5% in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia?
2.7%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 30th 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.