Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Share of population with no formal education
Brazil
4.2%
in 2020
Dominican Republic
4.3%
in 2020
Brazil rank
48th
Dominican Republic rank
47th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Brazil ranks 48th and Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 96.0% | 97.8% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 94.0% | 95.8% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 92.2% | 93.8% | 1.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 85.9% | 87.8% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 82.6% | 71.8% | 10.8% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 77.9% | 59.3% | 18.6% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 72.1% | 45.8% | 26.3% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 66.8% | 44.6% | 22.2% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 59.5% | 40.4% | 19.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 33.6% | 14.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 29.2% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 21.7% | 2.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 14.8% | 3.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.2% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Dominican Republic ranks 47th 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.