Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of population with no formal education
Afghanistan
33.9%
in 2020
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
30.7%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
11th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
13th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 33.9% against 30.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 99.7% | 96.6% | 3.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 99.3% | 93.5% | 5.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 99.0% | 91.8% | 7.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 95.2% | 88.5% | 6.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 94.2% | 83.1% | 11.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 92.2% | 75.5% | 16.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 66.1% | 20.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 53.9% | 25.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 44.5% | 28.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 43.5% | 21.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 39.8% | 10.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 30.7% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Afghanistan, at 33.9% against 30.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 3.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 13th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.