Statizoid

Number of adults with no formal education by region by country

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.

Countries reporting
200
Highest
36.92 million people
Nigeria
Lowest
100 people
Samoa
Median
20,450 people
Years covered
151
1950–2100
Data points
6,005

What the numbers show

Number of adults with no formal education by region is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 36.92 million people in Nigeria; the lowest is 100 people in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 20,450 people, and the mean is 738,398 people.

Number of adults with no formal education by region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 36.92 million people 2100 down 7.6% rising
2 Pakistan 25.69 million people 2100 down 22.6% rising
3 Ethiopia 10.24 million people 2100 down 28.4% rising
4 India 9.76 million people 2100 down 50.1% volatile
5 Sudan 4.76 million people 2100 down 22.8% rising
6 Burkina Faso 3.97 million people 2100 down 25.1% rising
7 Niger 3.65 million people 2100 down 27.3% rising
8 Afghanistan 3.27 million people 2100 down 34.8% rising
9 Tanzania 2.93 million people 2100 down 17.7% falling
10 Iraq 2.82 million people 2100 down 8.6% falling
11 Kenya 2.79 million people 2100 down 14.4% rising
12 Senegal 2.60 million people 2100 down 23.5% rising
13 Cote d'Ivoire 2.53 million people 2100 down 20.7% rising
14 Madagascar 2.30 million people 2100 down 13.5% rising
15 Mozambique 1.93 million people 2100 down 36.0% rising
16 Mali 1.91 million people 2100 down 33.2% rising
17 Cameroon 1.84 million people 2100 down 18.1% rising
18 South Sudan 1.60 million people 2100 down 20.1% rising
19 Chad 1.55 million people 2100 down 25.7% rising
20 Algeria 1.50 million people 2100 down 13.6% falling
21 Yemen 1.43 million people 2100 down 38.4% flat
22 Bangladesh 1.41 million people 2100 down 48.8% volatile
23 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.27 million people 2100 down 27.6% falling
24 Somalia 1.20 million people 2100 down 28.6% rising
25 Egypt 1.11 million people 2100 down 37.9% volatile
26 Iran 1.04 million people 2100 down 21.0% volatile
27 Guinea 956,800 people 2100 down 34.8% falling
28 Central African Republic 877,700 people 2100 down 5.3% rising
29 Zimbabwe 834,400 people 2100 down 9.8% rising
30 Myanmar 750,200 people 2100 down 23.6% volatile
31 Mauritania 704,800 people 2100 down 23.9% falling
32 Morocco 658,400 people 2100 down 13.7% volatile
33 Brazil 604,900 people 2100 down 37.4% volatile
34 Angola 590,100 people 2100 down 44.3% falling
35 Syria 580,300 people 2100 down 17.7% falling
36 Zambia 562,600 people 2100 down 21.8% rising
37 Indonesia 535,800 people 2100 down 30.4% volatile
38 China 426,500 people 2100 down 45.3% volatile
39 Benin 328,500 people 2100 down 36.6% falling
40 Mexico 300,400 people 2100 down 34.1% volatile
41 Colombia 266,900 people 2100 down 29.3% falling
42 Cambodia 263,000 people 2100 down 33.0% falling
43 Ghana 258,400 people 2100 down 40.9% falling
44 Malawi 251,800 people 2100 down 31.3% falling
45 Eritrea 247,000 people 2100 down 28.8% falling
46 Papua New Guinea 233,300 people 2100 down 23.4% falling
47 Philippines 230,900 people 2100 down 31.1% volatile
48 United States 230,800 people 2100 down 40.7% volatile
49 Liberia 230,300 people 2100 down 29.8% falling
50 Nepal 224,000 people 2100 down 46.7% volatile
51 Uganda 221,700 people 2100 down 38.9% falling
52 Malaysia 214,700 people 2100 down 23.5% volatile
53 Vietnam 198,600 people 2100 down 39.4% volatile
54 Honduras 188,600 people 2100 down 27.5% falling
55 Saudi Arabia 186,700 people 2100 down 38.5% falling
56 Burundi 181,700 people 2100 down 41.2% falling
57 Thailand 181,300 people 2100 down 31.0% volatile
58 Guatemala 166,000 people 2100 down 36.0% falling
59 Venezuela 141,000 people 2100 down 23.3% volatile
60 Sierra Leone 127,200 people 2100 down 38.0% falling
61 Congo 126,700 people 2100 down 12.4% falling
62 Nicaragua 117,600 people 2100 down 28.8% falling
63 Jordan 115,100 people 2100 down 33.0% falling
64 Ecuador 107,300 people 2100 down 28.6% falling
65 Libya 95,500 people 2100 down 24.6% volatile
66 Spain 83,400 people 2100 down 30.0% volatile
67 France 81,100 people 2100 down 31.6% volatile
68 Russia 78,700 people 2100 down 31.3% volatile
69 United Arab Emirates 74,500 people 2100 down 37.4% volatile
70 Rwanda 71,500 people 2100 down 40.8% volatile
71 Switzerland 68,900 people 2100 down 5.0% volatile
72 Togo 66,900 people 2100 down 41.2% volatile
73 South Africa 59,900 people 2100 down 40.9% volatile
74 Gambia 59,100 people 2100 down 41.3% falling
75 Djibouti 58,200 people 2100 down 32.6% falling
76 Western Sahara 57,700 people 2100 down 28.2% falling
77 Haiti 56,300 people 2100 down 46.0% volatile
78 Qatar 55,600 people 2100 down 25.9% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 49,700 people 2100 down 41.2% volatile
80 Peru 49,300 people 2100 down 35.2% volatile
81 Sri Lanka 47,600 people 2100 down 45.4% volatile
82 Laos 45,400 people 2100 down 40.9% volatile
83 Japan 42,800 people 2100 down 24.9% volatile
84 Mongolia 35,900 people 2100 down 11.6% volatile
85 Italy 35,500 people 2100 down 33.0% volatile
86 Turkey 35,400 people 2100 down 51.1% volatile
87 Greece 32,700 people 2100 down 22.9% volatile
88 Portugal 32,400 people 2100 down 33.7% volatile
89 Lebanon 29,400 people 2100 down 25.0% volatile
90 East Timor 27,900 people 2100 down 34.5% falling
91 Slovakia 27,500 people 2100 down 3.5% volatile
91 Uzbekistan 27,500 people 2100 down 24.5% falling
93 Argentina 26,200 people 2100 down 38.2% volatile
94 Hong Kong 25,600 people 2100 down 35.5% volatile
95 French Guiana 24,500 people 2100 down 9.6% rising
96 El Salvador 24,300 people 2100 down 44.0% volatile
97 Kuwait 20,900 people 2100 down 36.1% falling
98 Palestine 20,700 people 2100 down 27.9% volatile
98 Solomon Islands 20,700 people 2100 down 19.8% falling
100 Serbia 20,600 people 2100 down 16.3% volatile
101 Oman 20,300 people 2100 down 36.8% volatile
102 Israel 19,900 people 2100 down 24.9% volatile
103 Romania 19,400 people 2100 down 35.5% volatile
104 Australia 19,300 people 2100 down 33.0% volatile
105 Vanuatu 18,200 people 2100 down 13.7% flat
106 Germany 18,100 people 2100 down 29.0% volatile
106 Equatorial Guinea 18,100 people 2100 down 22.6% falling
108 Kazakhstan 17,900 people 2100 down 23.5% volatile
109 Guinea-Bissau 17,200 people 2100 down 45.7% volatile
110 United Kingdom 16,800 people 2100 down 27.6% volatile
111 Singapore 16,700 people 2100 down 37.2% volatile
112 Chile 16,400 people 2100 down 36.7% volatile
113 Bhutan 14,100 people 2100 down 44.0% volatile
114 South Korea 12,800 people 2100 down 40.2% volatile
115 Taiwan 12,600 people 2100 down 39.4% volatile
116 Tunisia 12,500 people 2100 down 50.4% volatile
117 Panama 12,200 people 2100 down 35.8% volatile
118 Canada 12,000 people 2100 down 40.3% volatile
119 Namibia 11,900 people 2100 down 29.2% volatile
120 Bolivia 11,800 people 2100 down 35.5% volatile
121 Paraguay 11,600 people 2100 down 35.2% volatile
122 Costa Rica 9,900 people 2100 down 36.9% volatile
123 Bahrain 9,700 people 2100 down 37.4% falling
124 Botswana 8,700 people 2100 down 30.4% volatile
125 Cuba 8,500 people 2100 down 33.6% volatile
126 Puerto Rico 8,400 people 2100 down 34.9% volatile
127 Gabon 8,200 people 2100 down 41.4% volatile
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,500 people 2100 down 24.2% volatile
129 Belgium 7,400 people 2100 down 35.7% volatile
130 Ukraine 7,300 people 2100 down 39.7% volatile
131 Bulgaria 6,700 people 2100 down 36.8% volatile
132 Kyrgyzstan 6,300 people 2100 down 20.3% volatile
133 Poland 5,800 people 2100 down 28.4% volatile
134 Albania 5,700 people 2100 down 34.5% volatile
135 Brunei 4,600 people 2100 down 19.3% falling
136 New Zealand 4,300 people 2100 down 42.7% falling
137 Lesotho 4,200 people 2100 down 39.1% volatile
138 Reunion 4,100 people 2100 down 29.3% volatile
139 Comoros 3,900 people 2100 down 45.8% volatile
139 Eswatini 3,900 people 2100 down 30.4% volatile
141 Netherlands 3,600 people 2100 down 23.4% volatile
141 Mayotte 3,600 people 2100 down 21.7% rising
143 North Macedonia 3,400 people 2100 down 26.1% volatile
144 Maldives 3,300 people 2100 down 32.7% volatile
145 Macao 3,100 people 2100 down 36.7% volatile
145 Sweden 3,100 people 2100 down 29.5% volatile
147 Montenegro 2,900 people 2100 down 6.5% volatile
148 Austria 2,800 people 2100 down 30.0% volatile
148 Sao Tome and Principe 2,800 people 2100 down 12.5% volatile
150 Barbados 2,600 people 2100 down 16.1% falling
151 Czechia 2,400 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
152 Jamaica 2,300 people 2100 down 32.4% volatile
153 Armenia 2,200 people 2100 down 31.2% volatile
153 Azerbaijan 2,200 people 2100 down 37.1% volatile
153 Tajikistan 2,200 people 2100 down 40.5% volatile
153 Guadeloupe 2,200 people 2100 down 18.5% falling
157 Georgia 2,000 people 2100 down 33.3% volatile
157 North Korea 2,000 people 2100 down 16.7% volatile
159 Croatia 1,800 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
159 Trinidad and Tobago 1,800 people 2100 down 21.7% volatile
161 Belize 1,700 people 2100 down 32.0% falling
162 Belarus 1,600 people 2100 down 38.5% volatile
163 Cape Verde 1,500 people 2100 down 37.5% volatile
163 Hungary 1,500 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
163 Ireland 1,500 people 2100 down 28.6% volatile
163 Saint Lucia 1,500 people 2100 down 16.7% volatile
163 New Caledonia 1,500 people 2100 down 28.6% volatile
168 Cyprus 1,400 people 2100 down 36.4% volatile
168 Norway 1,400 people 2100 down 39.1% falling
170 Grenada 1,300 people 2100 down 13.3% falling
171 Finland 1,200 people 2100 down 25.0% volatile
171 Micronesia (country) 1,200 people 2100 down 20.0% volatile
171 Guyana 1,200 people 2100 down 36.8% volatile
171 Moldova 1,200 people 2100 down 36.8% volatile
171 Mauritius 1,200 people 2100 down 36.8% volatile
176 United States Virgin Islands 1,100 people 2100 down 15.4% falling
177 Antigua and Barbuda 1,000 people 2100 down 16.7% falling
177 Denmark 1,000 people 2100 down 28.6% falling
177 Turkmenistan 1,000 people 2100 down 23.1% volatile
180 Suriname 900 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
181 Uruguay 800 people 2100 down 38.5% volatile
181 Martinique 800 people 2100 down 20.0% volatile
183 Curacao 700 people 2100 down 41.7% volatile
183 Guam 700 people 2100 down 30.0% falling
185 Aruba 500 people 2100 down 37.5% volatile
185 Bahamas 500 people 2100 down 37.5% volatile
185 Fiji 500 people 2100 down 16.7% volatile
185 Lithuania 500 people 2100 down 44.4% volatile
189 Luxembourg 400 people 2100 down 33.3% volatile
189 Latvia 400 people 2100 down 42.9% falling
189 Malta 400 people 2100 down 20.0% volatile
189 Slovenia 400 people 2100 down 33.3% volatile
193 Estonia 300 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
193 French Polynesia 300 people 2100 down 40.0% volatile
195 Kiribati 200 people 2100 down 50.0% volatile
195 Seychelles 200 people 2100 down 50.0% volatile
195 Tonga 200 people 2100 unchanged volatile
198 Iceland 100 people 2100 unchanged volatile
198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 people 2100 unchanged volatile
198 Samoa 100 people 2100 down 50.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.