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

Egypt
15.0%
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
14.9%
in 2020
Egypt rank
54th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
55th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Egypt
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 15.0% against 14.9% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Egypt ranks 54th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt 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 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1920s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s 1.3% 1.4% 0.1% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s 2.0% 1.8% 0.3% Egypt
1970s 3.2% 3.6% 0.4% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 4.3% 8.7% 4.3% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 4.7% 13.2% 8.5% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 6.4% 15.0% 8.6% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 11.7% 16.6% 4.9% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 15.0% 14.9% 0.1% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Egypt, at 15.0% against 14.9% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Egypt and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Egypt ranks 54th 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.