Colombia vs Iran: Share of the population with tertiary education
Colombia
26.4%
in 2020
Iran
24.4%
in 2020
Colombia rank
31st
Iran rank
34th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 26.4% against 24.4% in Iran, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 15 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 12.4% | 1.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.6% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.4% | 2.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Colombia or Iran?
- Colombia, at 26.4% against 24.4% in Iran as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Colombia and Iran?
- 2.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th 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.