Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Brazil: Share of population with no formal education
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
4.9%
in 2020
Brazil
4.2%
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
46th
Brazil rank
48th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Brazil
How they compare
Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 4.9% against 4.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 46th and Brazil ranks 48th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 14 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.4% | 96.0% | 2.4% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1880s | 97.5% | 94.0% | 3.5% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1890s | 96.2% | 92.2% | 3.9% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1900s | 94.2% | 85.9% | 8.3% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1910s | 90.7% | 82.6% | 8.1% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1920s | 85.3% | 77.9% | 7.4% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1930s | 79.3% | 72.1% | 7.2% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1940s | 72.2% | 66.8% | 5.4% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1950s | 63.2% | 59.5% | 3.8% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1960s | 51.2% | 47.7% | 3.5% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1970s | 38.5% | 31.4% | 7.0% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 0.8% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 18.6% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 11.5% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Brazil?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 4.9% against 4.2% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Brazil?
- 0.7%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Brazil?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Brazil rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 46th and Brazil ranks 48th 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.