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