Argentina vs Greece: Share of population with no formal education

Argentina
0.5%
in 2020
Greece
0.6%
in 2020
Argentina rank
95th
Greece rank
93rd

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Argentina
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 95th and Greece ranks 93rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Greece Difference Ahead
1870s 89.8% 81.6% 8.2% Argentina
1880s 85.9% 76.3% 9.6% Argentina
1890s 83.0% 71.3% 11.8% Argentina
1900s 74.3% 65.1% 9.2% Argentina
1910s 57.8% 58.2% 0.5% Greece
1920s 40.5% 54.8% 14.2% Greece
1930s 27.6% 43.9% 16.2% Greece
1940s 18.5% 29.9% 11.4% Greece
1950s 12.6% 19.6% 7.1% Greece
1960s 8.9% 10.7% 1.7% Greece
1970s 5.2% 9.1% 3.8% Greece
1980s 4.0% 5.1% 1.1% Greece
1990s 3.5% 4.8% 1.2% Greece
2000s 1.8% 2.6% 0.9% Greece
2010s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Greece
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Argentina or Greece?
Greece, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Argentina as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Argentina and Greece?
0.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Greece?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Greece rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Argentina ranks 95th and Greece ranks 93rd 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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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.