Bangladesh vs Nepal: Share of population with no formal education
Bangladesh
21.9%
in 2020
Nepal
20.5%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
17th
Nepal rank
20th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.9% against 20.5% in Nepal, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nepal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 99.3% | 100.0% | 0.7% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 97.2% | 100.0% | 2.8% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 90.9% | 99.8% | 8.9% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 88.5% | 99.1% | 10.6% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 84.6% | 99.0% | 14.4% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 80.8% | 98.8% | 18.0% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 78.1% | 98.5% | 20.4% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 77.3% | 97.1% | 19.8% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 90.4% | 13.2% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 79.5% | 17.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 62.6% | 9.7% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 46.7% | 6.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 30.2% | 2.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.5% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 21.9% against 20.5% in Nepal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 1.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 20th 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.