Dominican Republic vs Fiji: Share of the population with tertiary education
Dominican Republic
14.7%
in 2020
Fiji
14.8%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Fiji rank
56th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Dominican Republic
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 14.8% against 14.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Fiji ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Fiji in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Fiji | 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 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.5% | 3.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 1.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.8% | 0.1% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Dominican Republic or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 14.8% against 14.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Dominican Republic and Fiji?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Fiji?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Fiji rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 56th 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.