Cambodia vs Uganda: Share of the population with tertiary education

Cambodia
2.8%
in 2020
Uganda
2.3%
in 2020
Cambodia rank
95th
Uganda rank
98th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Cambodia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 2.8% against 2.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uganda ahead.

Cambodia ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 98th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Uganda 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% 0.0% 0.0%
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Uganda
1990s 0.3% 1.5% 1.1% Uganda
2000s 0.8% 4.3% 3.5% Uganda
2010s 2.7% 2.8% 0.0% Uganda
2020s 2.8% 2.3% 0.5% Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Cambodia or Uganda?
Cambodia, at 2.8% against 2.3% in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Cambodia and Uganda?
0.5%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Uganda rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Cambodia ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 98th 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.