Ghana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Share of the population with tertiary education

Ghana
4.0%
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
4.3%
in 2020
Ghana rank
87th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
86th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Ghana
  • Syrian Arab Republic
0246187019452020

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 87th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 86th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Syrian Arab Republic 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% 0.1% 0.1% Syrian Arab Republic
1920s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Syrian Arab Republic
1930s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
1940s 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% Ghana
1950s 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% Ghana
1960s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 0.6% 1.5% 0.9% Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 1.5% 3.3% 1.8% Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 3.0% 5.4% 2.5% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 3.6% 5.5% 1.9% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 3.5% 6.0% 2.5% Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 4.0% 4.3% 0.3% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Ghana or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Ghana ranks 87th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 86th 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.