United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.6%
in 2016
United States of America
0.6%
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th
United States of America rank
7th

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
00.20.40.6197019942018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United States of America ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 7th of 113 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population with post-secondary education, total, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United States of America?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United States of America as of 2016.
What is the difference in working-age population with post-secondary education, total between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
0.0%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2016.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America rank globally for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 7th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total. Statizoid. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/working-age-population-with-post-secondary-education-total-percent-of-total-population-in/united-kingdom/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/working-age-population-with-post-secondary-education-total-percent-of-total-population-in/united-kingdom/united-states/">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed