China vs Paraguay: Share of the population with tertiary education
China
8.7%
in 2020
Paraguay
10.8%
in 2020
China rank
69th
Paraguay rank
66th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- China
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 10.8% against 8.7% in China, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
China ranks 69th and Paraguay ranks 66th of 111 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Paraguay | 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% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 8.1% | 5.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.4% | 2.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 10.8% | 6.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 10.8% | 2.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, China or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 10.8% against 8.7% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between China and Paraguay?
- 2.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Paraguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Paraguay rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- China ranks 69th and Paraguay ranks 66th 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.