Eswatini vs Nepal: Share of the population with tertiary education

Eswatini
2.7%
in 2020
Nepal
2.8%
in 2020
Eswatini rank
97th
Nepal rank
95th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Eswatini
  • Nepal
01234187019452020

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Eswatini ranks 97th and Nepal ranks 95th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 8 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Nepal 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 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Eswatini
1920s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Eswatini
1930s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Eswatini
1940s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Eswatini
1950s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Eswatini
1960s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Eswatini
1970s 1.4% 0.4% 1.0% Eswatini
1980s 3.0% 1.9% 1.1% Eswatini
1990s 2.5% 4.2% 1.7% Nepal
2000s 0.7% 4.0% 3.3% Nepal
2010s 1.8% 3.5% 1.8% Nepal
2020s 2.7% 2.8% 0.1% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Eswatini or Nepal?
Nepal, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Eswatini and Nepal?
0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nepal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Nepal rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Eswatini ranks 97th and Nepal ranks 95th 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.