Cambodia vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with tertiary education

Cambodia
2.8%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
3.3%
in 2020
Cambodia rank
95th
Sierra Leone rank
94th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sierra Leone
0123187019452020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.3% against 2.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cambodia ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sierra Leone 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% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1930s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1940s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Sierra Leone
1950s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Sierra Leone
1960s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Sierra Leone
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1990s 0.3% 0.7% 0.3% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 2.7% 2.0% 0.7% Cambodia
2020s 2.8% 3.3% 0.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Cambodia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.3% against 2.8% in Cambodia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Cambodia and Sierra Leone?
0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Cambodia ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th 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.