Bangladesh vs Morocco: Share of population with no formal education

Bangladesh
21.9%
in 2020
Morocco
28.2%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
17th
Morocco rank
15th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Morocco
20406080100187019452020

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 28.2% against 21.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 17th and Morocco ranks 15th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Morocco Difference Ahead
1870s 99.8% 100.0% 0.2% Morocco
1880s 99.5% 100.0% 0.4% Morocco
1890s 99.3% 99.9% 0.6% Morocco
1900s 97.2% 99.8% 2.7% Morocco
1910s 90.9% 99.5% 8.6% Morocco
1920s 88.5% 98.8% 10.3% Morocco
1930s 84.6% 98.0% 13.4% Morocco
1940s 80.8% 97.0% 16.2% Morocco
1950s 78.1% 95.6% 17.5% Morocco
1960s 77.3% 92.2% 14.9% Morocco
1970s 77.2% 83.5% 6.2% Morocco
1980s 62.4% 72.3% 9.9% Morocco
1990s 52.9% 59.8% 6.9% Morocco
2000s 40.1% 49.2% 9.1% Morocco
2010s 28.1% 37.1% 9.0% Morocco
2020s 21.9% 28.2% 6.3% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Bangladesh or Morocco?
Morocco, at 28.2% against 21.9% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bangladesh and Morocco?
6.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Morocco?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Morocco rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Morocco ranks 15th 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.