Barbados vs Greece: Share of population with no formal education

Barbados
0.7%
in 2020
Greece
0.6%
in 2020
Barbados rank
91st
Greece rank
93rd

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Barbados
  • Greece
020406080187019452020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.

Barbados ranks 91st and Greece ranks 93rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Greece Difference Ahead
1870s 74.0% 81.6% 7.6% Greece
1880s 68.1% 76.3% 8.2% Greece
1890s 65.3% 71.3% 6.0% Greece
1900s 57.7% 65.1% 7.4% Greece
1910s 48.7% 58.2% 9.5% Greece
1920s 33.4% 54.8% 21.4% Greece
1930s 24.4% 43.9% 19.5% Greece
1940s 11.6% 29.9% 18.3% Greece
1950s 2.1% 19.6% 17.5% Greece
1960s 1.3% 10.7% 9.3% Greece
1970s 0.6% 9.1% 8.4% Greece
1980s 1.0% 5.1% 4.0% Greece
1990s 0.7% 4.8% 4.0% Greece
2000s 0.0% 2.6% 2.6% Greece
2010s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Greece
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Barbados or Greece?
Barbados, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Barbados and Greece?
0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Greece?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Greece rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Barbados ranks 91st 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

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.