Belgium vs Paraguay: Share of population with no formal education
Belgium
3.0%
in 2020
Paraguay
3.1%
in 2020
Belgium rank
55th
Paraguay rank
53rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Belgium
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Paraguay ahead.
Belgium ranks 55th and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 45.7% | 98.0% | 52.2% | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 44.5% | 96.7% | 52.2% | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 44.5% | 94.4% | 49.9% | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 41.3% | 79.6% | 38.3% | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 32.6% | 66.8% | 34.2% | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 27.9% | 55.7% | 27.8% | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 20.0% | 46.2% | 26.3% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 9.2% | 39.0% | 29.8% | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 30.2% | 27.8% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 19.6% | 18.1% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 11.9% | 10.1% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 8.2% | 4.2% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 5.7% | 1.7% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Belgium or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Belgium and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Paraguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Paraguay rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Belgium ranks 55th and Paraguay ranks 53rd 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.