Kuwait vs Pakistan: Share of the population with tertiary education

Kuwait
6.3%
in 2020
Pakistan
5.9%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
78th
Pakistan rank
81st

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Kuwait
  • Pakistan
051015187019452020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 6.3% against 5.9% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Pakistan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 81st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Pakistan 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 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% Pakistan
1920s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Pakistan
1930s 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% Pakistan
1940s 1.4% 0.6% 0.7% Kuwait
1950s 2.7% 0.7% 2.0% Kuwait
1960s 4.2% 0.8% 3.4% Kuwait
1970s 5.9% 1.4% 4.5% Kuwait
1980s 11.6% 2.2% 9.3% Kuwait
1990s 13.2% 3.6% 9.5% Kuwait
2000s 9.4% 7.0% 2.4% Kuwait
2010s 7.7% 6.2% 1.5% Kuwait
2020s 6.3% 5.9% 0.4% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Kuwait or Pakistan?
Kuwait, at 6.3% against 5.9% in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Kuwait and Pakistan?
0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Pakistan rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Kuwait ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 81st 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.