Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Share of population with no formal education
Afghanistan
33.9%
in 2020
Pakistan
31.4%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
11th
Pakistan rank
12th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 33.9% against 31.4% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 98.7% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 99.7% | 94.8% | 4.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 99.3% | 89.7% | 9.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 99.0% | 87.5% | 11.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 95.2% | 85.8% | 9.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 94.2% | 85.0% | 9.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 92.2% | 81.4% | 10.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 77.3% | 9.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 71.2% | 7.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 63.4% | 9.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 51.1% | 14.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 40.7% | 9.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.4% | 2.5% | 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 Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 33.9% against 31.4% in Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 2.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 12th 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.