Egypt vs Romania: Share of the population with tertiary education

Egypt
15.0%
in 2020
Romania
14.7%
in 2020
Egypt rank
54th
Romania rank
57th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Egypt
  • Romania
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 15.0% against 14.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.

Egypt ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Romania 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% 0.1% 0.1% Romania
1910s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Romania
1920s 0.1% 0.8% 0.8% Romania
1930s 0.4% 1.4% 1.0% Romania
1940s 0.8% 1.8% 1.0% Romania
1950s 1.3% 2.2% 0.9% Romania
1960s 2.0% 2.8% 0.8% Romania
1970s 3.2% 4.4% 1.2% Romania
1980s 4.3% 5.7% 1.3% Romania
1990s 4.7% 7.8% 3.2% Romania
2000s 6.4% 10.4% 4.0% Romania
2010s 11.7% 13.7% 2.0% Romania
2020s 15.0% 14.7% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Egypt or Romania?
Egypt, at 15.0% against 14.7% in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Egypt and Romania?
0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Egypt ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th 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.