Gambia vs Guyana: Share of the population with tertiary education
Gambia
1.3%
in 2020
Guyana
1.2%
in 2020
Gambia rank
102nd
Guyana rank
103rd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Gambia
- Guyana
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guyana ahead.
Gambia ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guyana | 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Gambia or Guyana?
- Gambia, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Gambia and Guyana?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Guyana rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Gambia ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 103rd 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.