Ghana vs Reunion: Share of the population with tertiary education

Ghana
4.0%
in 2020
Reunion
4.0%
in 2020
Ghana rank
87th
Reunion rank
87th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Ghana
  • Reunion
0246810187019452020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.0% against 4.0% in Reunion, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Ghana ranks 87th and Reunion ranks 87th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Reunion in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Reunion 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% 0.8% 0.8% Reunion
1910s 0.0% 3.4% 3.4% Reunion
1920s 0.1% 5.5% 5.4% Reunion
1930s 0.2% 6.8% 6.5% Reunion
1940s 0.5% 7.5% 7.0% Reunion
1950s 0.6% 8.4% 7.8% Reunion
1960s 0.6% 2.7% 2.0% Reunion
1970s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Ghana
1980s 1.5% 0.7% 0.8% Ghana
1990s 3.0% 1.1% 1.8% Ghana
2000s 3.6% 1.6% 2.0% Ghana
2010s 3.5% 2.5% 1.0% Ghana
2020s 4.0% 4.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Ghana or Reunion?
Ghana, at 4.0% against 4.0% in Reunion as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Ghana and Reunion?
0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Reunion?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Reunion rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Ghana ranks 87th and Reunion ranks 87th 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.