Jordan vs Tunisia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Jordan
19.1%
in 2020
Tunisia
20.2%
in 2020
Jordan rank
43rd
Tunisia rank
40th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Jordan
  • Tunisia
05101520187019452020

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 20.2% against 19.1% in Jordan, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

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

Jordan ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 40th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 11 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Tunisia 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 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Jordan
1920s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Jordan
1930s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Jordan
1940s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Jordan
1950s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Jordan
1960s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Jordan
1970s 3.4% 1.1% 2.2% Jordan
1980s 8.1% 2.7% 5.5% Jordan
1990s 12.4% 4.8% 7.6% Jordan
2000s 13.6% 8.0% 5.6% Jordan
2010s 16.6% 15.1% 1.5% Jordan
2020s 19.1% 20.2% 1.1% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Jordan or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 20.2% against 19.1% in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Jordan and Tunisia?
1.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tunisia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Tunisia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Jordan ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 40th 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

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.