Romania vs Venezuela: Share of the population with tertiary education

Romania
14.7%
in 2020
Venezuela
14.9%
in 2020
Romania rank
57th
Venezuela rank
55th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Romania
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Romania ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Venezuela 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% 0.2% 0.2% Venezuela
1910s 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% Venezuela
1920s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Romania
1930s 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% Romania
1940s 1.8% 1.2% 0.5% Romania
1950s 2.2% 1.4% 0.8% Romania
1960s 2.8% 1.8% 1.0% Romania
1970s 4.4% 3.6% 0.8% Romania
1980s 5.7% 8.7% 3.0% Venezuela
1990s 7.8% 13.2% 5.3% Venezuela
2000s 10.4% 15.0% 4.6% Venezuela
2010s 13.7% 16.6% 3.0% Venezuela
2020s 14.7% 14.9% 0.2% Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Romania or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 14.9% against 14.7% in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Romania and Venezuela?
0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Venezuela?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Romania and Venezuela rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Romania ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 55th 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.