Myanmar vs Romania: Share of the population with tertiary education

Myanmar
13.9%
in 2020
Romania
14.7%
in 2020
Myanmar rank
60th
Romania rank
57th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Myanmar
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 14.7% against 13.9% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Romania Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
1910s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Romania
1920s 0.2% 0.8% 0.6% Romania
1930s 0.3% 1.4% 1.1% Romania
1940s 0.4% 1.8% 1.4% Romania
1950s 0.4% 2.2% 1.8% Romania
1960s 0.3% 2.8% 2.5% Romania
1970s 0.2% 4.4% 4.2% Romania
1980s 1.6% 5.7% 4.1% Romania
1990s 4.8% 7.8% 3.0% Romania
2000s 5.6% 10.4% 4.8% Romania
2010s 9.3% 13.7% 4.3% Romania
2020s 13.9% 14.7% 0.8% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Myanmar or Romania?
Romania, at 14.7% against 13.9% in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Myanmar and Romania?
0.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Romania rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Myanmar ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th 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.