Austria vs Bulgaria: Share of population with no formal education
Austria
1.9%
in 2020
Bulgaria
1.8%
in 2020
Austria rank
68th
Bulgaria rank
71st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 68th and Bulgaria ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 62.0% | 72.8% | 10.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 57.1% | 69.8% | 12.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 49.4% | 65.8% | 16.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 40.6% | 56.3% | 15.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 32.0% | 44.4% | 12.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 22.9% | 32.2% | 9.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 13.6% | 27.2% | 13.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.2% | 21.2% | 15.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 12.4% | 10.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 7.5% | 5.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Austria ranks 68th and Bulgaria ranks 71st 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.