Argentina vs United States of America: Share of population with no formal education

Argentina
0.5%
in 2020
United States of America
0.4%
in 2020
Argentina rank
95th
United States of America rank
97th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Argentina
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th of 111 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United States of America Difference Ahead
1870s 89.8% 22.4% 67.3% Argentina
1880s 85.9% 12.5% 73.4% Argentina
1890s 83.0% 7.6% 75.5% Argentina
1900s 74.3% 5.3% 69.0% Argentina
1910s 57.8% 4.7% 53.1% Argentina
1920s 40.5% 4.4% 36.1% Argentina
1930s 27.6% 3.4% 24.2% Argentina
1940s 18.5% 2.4% 16.1% Argentina
1950s 12.6% 1.6% 11.0% Argentina
1960s 8.9% 1.1% 7.8% Argentina
1970s 5.2% 1.0% 4.2% Argentina
1980s 4.0% 0.8% 3.2% Argentina
1990s 3.5% 0.7% 2.8% Argentina
2000s 1.8% 0.3% 1.4% Argentina
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Argentina
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Argentina or United States of America?
Argentina, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Argentina and United States of America?
0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Argentina ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th 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
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