Trinidad and Tobago vs Türkiye: Share of the population with tertiary education

Trinidad and Tobago
12.0%
in 2020
Türkiye
10.8%
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago rank
63rd
Türkiye rank
66th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 12.0% against 10.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

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

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd and Türkiye ranks 66th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Trinidad and Tobago Türkiye 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% 0.2% 0.2% Türkiye
1910s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Türkiye
1920s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% Türkiye
1930s 0.2% 0.9% 0.6% Türkiye
1940s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Türkiye
1950s 0.7% 1.1% 0.4% Türkiye
1960s 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% Türkiye
1970s 1.6% 1.7% 0.1% Türkiye
1980s 3.2% 7.9% 4.6% Türkiye
1990s 4.2% 11.5% 7.3% Türkiye
2000s 6.6% 9.9% 3.3% Türkiye
2010s 10.6% 11.7% 1.1% Türkiye
2020s 12.0% 10.8% 1.2% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Trinidad and Tobago or Türkiye?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 12.0% against 10.8% in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Trinidad and Tobago and Türkiye?
1.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Türkiye?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and Türkiye rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd and Türkiye ranks 66th 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

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.