Algeria vs Tunisia: Share of population with no formal education

Algeria
10.4%
in 2020
Tunisia
9.4%
in 2020
Algeria rank
29th
Tunisia rank
31st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 10.4% against 9.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tunisia ahead.

Algeria ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1870s 97.2% 99.9% 2.8% Tunisia
1880s 95.5% 99.9% 4.4% Tunisia
1890s 93.8% 99.8% 6.0% Tunisia
1900s 88.3% 99.6% 11.3% Tunisia
1910s 84.8% 98.2% 13.4% Tunisia
1920s 82.8% 96.9% 14.1% Tunisia
1930s 81.5% 95.1% 13.6% Tunisia
1940s 80.9% 92.2% 11.2% Tunisia
1950s 81.3% 89.0% 7.7% Tunisia
1960s 81.3% 83.1% 1.8% Tunisia
1970s 67.0% 68.0% 1.0% Tunisia
1980s 47.8% 50.0% 2.2% Tunisia
1990s 32.3% 37.0% 4.7% Tunisia
2000s 22.1% 22.9% 0.7% Tunisia
2010s 15.3% 13.7% 1.7% Algeria
2020s 10.4% 9.4% 1.0% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Algeria or Tunisia?
Algeria, at 10.4% against 9.4% in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Algeria and Tunisia?
1.0%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Algeria ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Share of population with no formal 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

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.