Brazil vs Mexico: Share of population with no formal education
Brazil
4.2%
in 2020
Mexico
3.3%
in 2020
Brazil rank
48th
Mexico rank
51st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.2% against 3.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 96.0% | 87.0% | 9.1% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 94.0% | 81.5% | 12.5% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 92.2% | 76.8% | 15.5% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 85.9% | 70.8% | 15.1% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 82.6% | 61.2% | 21.4% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 77.9% | 62.1% | 15.8% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 72.1% | 54.8% | 17.3% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 66.8% | 43.1% | 23.7% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 59.5% | 43.8% | 15.6% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 37.5% | 10.2% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 29.9% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 22.8% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 12.5% | 6.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 6.5% | 5.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 4.2% against 3.3% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 51st 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.