Guyana vs Niger: Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Guyana
1.2
in 2020
Niger
1.4
in 2020
Guyana rank
103rd
Niger rank
101st
Share of the population with completed tertiary education over time
- Guyana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.4 against 1.2 in Guyana, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Niger ahead.
Guyana ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.05 | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.05 | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.35 | 0.1 | 0.25 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.85 | 0.1 | 0.75 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 0.2 | 0.95 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.9 | 0.35 | 1.55 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.65 | 0.65 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0.95 | 0.75 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with completed tertiary education, Guyana or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.4 against 1.2 in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with completed tertiary education between Guyana and Niger?
- 0.2, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Niger?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Niger rank globally for share of the population with completed tertiary education?
- Guyana ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 101st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with completed tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.