Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Uganda: Share of population with no formal education

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
4.9%
in 2020
Uganda
5.7%
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
46th
Uganda rank
43rd

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.7% against 4.9% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 111 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Uganda Difference Ahead
1870s 98.4% 100.0% 1.6% Uganda
1880s 97.5% 100.0% 2.5% Uganda
1890s 96.2% 100.0% 3.8% Uganda
1900s 94.2% 99.0% 4.8% Uganda
1910s 90.7% 95.7% 5.0% Uganda
1920s 85.3% 89.7% 4.3% Uganda
1930s 79.3% 87.8% 8.5% Uganda
1940s 72.2% 84.9% 12.7% Uganda
1950s 63.2% 78.4% 15.2% Uganda
1960s 51.2% 71.5% 20.3% Uganda
1970s 38.5% 57.0% 18.5% Uganda
1980s 25.0% 46.8% 21.8% Uganda
1990s 14.3% 31.6% 17.2% Uganda
2000s 8.8% 19.9% 11.1% Uganda
2010s 6.4% 9.4% 3.0% Uganda
2020s 4.9% 5.7% 0.8% Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.7% against 4.9% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uganda?
0.8%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uganda rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd 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.