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
00.511.52187019452020

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.

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Indicator
Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed