Australia vs Greece: Share of population with no formal education
Australia
0.9%
in 2020
Greece
0.6%
in 2020
Australia rank
90th
Greece rank
93rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 90th and Greece ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 48.6% | 81.6% | 33.0% | Greece |
| 1880s | 39.0% | 76.3% | 37.3% | Greece |
| 1890s | 27.3% | 71.3% | 44.0% | Greece |
| 1900s | 23.6% | 65.1% | 41.5% | Greece |
| 1910s | 16.0% | 58.2% | 42.2% | Greece |
| 1920s | 10.3% | 54.8% | 44.5% | Greece |
| 1930s | 6.1% | 43.9% | 37.8% | Greece |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 29.9% | 26.9% | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 19.6% | 18.5% | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 10.7% | 9.9% | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 9.1% | 8.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 5.1% | 4.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.6% | 1.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Australia or Greece?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Australia and Greece?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Australia ranks 90th 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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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.