Dominican Republic vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of the population with tertiary education

Dominican Republic
14.7%
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
14.9%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
55th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1910s 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1920s 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s 0.8% 1.2% 0.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s 1.1% 1.8% 0.7% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s 2.1% 3.6% 1.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 4.4% 8.7% 4.2% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 9.4% 13.2% 3.8% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 15.3% 15.0% 0.3% Dominican Republic
2010s 15.4% 16.6% 1.2% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 14.7% 14.9% 0.2% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 14.9% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.2%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 55th 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.