Democratic Republic of Congo vs Gambia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.2%
in 2020
Gambia
1.3%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
103rd
Gambia rank
102nd

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 103rd and Gambia ranks 102nd of 111 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Gambia 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% Gambia
1930s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Gambia
1940s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Gambia
1950s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Gambia
1960s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Gambia
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Gambia
1980s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Gambia
1990s 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% Gambia
2000s 1.4% 2.2% 0.8% Gambia
2010s 1.2% 1.8% 0.5% Gambia
2020s 1.2% 1.3% 0.1% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Democratic Republic of Congo or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Democratic Republic of Congo and Gambia?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Gambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Gambia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 103rd and Gambia ranks 102nd 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.