Indonesia vs Kenya: Share of the population with tertiary education
Indonesia
8.1%
in 2020
Kenya
8.4%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
71st
Kenya rank
70th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Indonesia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.4% against 8.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 71st and Kenya ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Kenya | 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% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.8% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Indonesia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 8.4% against 8.1% in Indonesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Indonesia and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Kenya rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 71st and Kenya ranks 70th 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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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.