Bangladesh vs Togo: Share of population with no formal education
Bangladesh
21.9%
in 2020
Togo
22.0%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
17th
Togo rank
16th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Bangladesh
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 22.0% against 21.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Togo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Togo ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Togo |
| 1880s | 99.5% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 1890s | 99.3% | 99.4% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 1900s | 97.2% | 98.9% | 1.8% | Togo |
| 1910s | 90.9% | 97.8% | 6.9% | Togo |
| 1920s | 88.5% | 97.0% | 8.5% | Togo |
| 1930s | 84.6% | 93.9% | 9.3% | Togo |
| 1940s | 80.8% | 92.9% | 12.2% | Togo |
| 1950s | 78.1% | 91.1% | 13.0% | Togo |
| 1960s | 77.3% | 87.5% | 10.2% | Togo |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 77.0% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 58.7% | 3.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 45.9% | 7.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 40.3% | 0.2% | Togo |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 31.3% | 3.1% | Togo |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 22.0% | 0.1% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Bangladesh or Togo?
- Togo, at 22.0% against 21.9% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bangladesh and Togo?
- 0.1%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Togo?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Togo rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Togo ranks 16th 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.