Peru vs Serbia: Share of the population with tertiary education

Peru
19.9%
in 2020
Serbia
20.6%
in 2020
Peru rank
41st
Serbia rank
38th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Peru
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 20.6% against 19.9% in Peru, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.

Peru ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 11 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Serbia 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 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Peru
1920s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Peru
1930s 1.3% 0.6% 0.6% Peru
1940s 1.7% 0.9% 0.8% Peru
1950s 2.2% 0.9% 1.3% Peru
1960s 3.0% 1.5% 1.5% Peru
1970s 6.1% 3.6% 2.4% Peru
1980s 11.7% 6.5% 5.1% Peru
1990s 19.4% 9.6% 9.8% Peru
2000s 31.4% 14.8% 16.6% Peru
2010s 21.7% 17.4% 4.3% Peru
2020s 19.9% 20.6% 0.7% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Peru or Serbia?
Serbia, at 20.6% against 19.9% in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Peru and Serbia?
0.7%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Serbia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Peru and Serbia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Peru ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 38th 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.