Chile vs Thailand: Share of the population with tertiary education
Chile
17.3%
in 2020
Thailand
17.2%
in 2020
Chile rank
47th
Thailand rank
49th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 17.3% against 17.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.2% | 1.8% | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% | Chile |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 3.2% | Chile |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 3.5% | 5.4% | Chile |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 5.3% | 9.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 9.6% | 12.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.5% | 5.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 0.1% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Chile or Thailand?
- Chile, at 17.3% against 17.2% in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Chile and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 49th 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.