Russian Federation vs United States of America: Share of the population with tertiary education
Russian Federation
69.8%
in 2020
United States of America
60.9%
in 2020
Russian Federation rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 69.8% against 60.9% in United States of America, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States of America ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | United States of America |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | United States of America |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | United States of America |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 8.0% | 7.4% | United States of America |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 10.0% | 8.8% | United States of America |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 12.1% | 9.6% | United States of America |
| 1950s | 3.9% | 15.2% | 11.4% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 19.1% | 14.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 26.5% | 17.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 39.3% | 17.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 50.5% | 9.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 56.3% | 2.8% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 60.3% | 7.3% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 60.9% | 8.9% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- Russian Federation, at 69.8% against 60.9% in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 8.9%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd 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
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.