Brazil vs Jamaica: Share of population with no formal education
Brazil
4.2%
in 2020
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2020
Brazil rank
48th
Jamaica rank
45th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.1% against 4.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 15 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 96.0% | 81.0% | 15.1% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 94.0% | 72.9% | 21.1% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 92.2% | 58.5% | 33.8% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 85.9% | 45.1% | 40.8% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 82.6% | 36.0% | 46.6% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 77.9% | 31.2% | 46.7% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 72.1% | 26.6% | 45.5% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 66.8% | 20.1% | 46.7% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 59.5% | 17.0% | 42.5% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 12.2% | 35.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 3.0% | 28.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 3.0% | 21.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 4.4% | 14.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.1% against 4.2% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 45th 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.