Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population with tertiary education

Guatemala
0.4%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.7%
in 2020
Guatemala rank
110th
Zimbabwe rank
108th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zimbabwe
0246187019452020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Guatemala ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Guatemala
1910s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Guatemala
1920s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Guatemala
1930s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Guatemala
1940s 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% Guatemala
1950s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Zimbabwe
1960s 0.7% 1.8% 1.1% Zimbabwe
1970s 1.1% 2.7% 1.7% Zimbabwe
1980s 2.5% 4.0% 1.5% Zimbabwe
1990s 3.1% 4.5% 1.3% Zimbabwe
2000s 3.8% 1.5% 2.2% Guatemala
2010s 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% Zimbabwe
2020s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Guatemala or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Guatemala ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th 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.