Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Share of population with no formal education

Canada
0.4%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
0.5%
in 2020
Canada rank
97th
Hong Kong, China rank
95th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 97th and Hong Kong, China ranks 95th of 111 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1870s 28.5% 99.8% 71.2% Hong Kong, China
1880s 23.8% 98.6% 74.8% Hong Kong, China
1890s 19.8% 95.2% 75.5% Hong Kong, China
1900s 14.9% 89.3% 74.4% Hong Kong, China
1910s 12.4% 81.8% 69.3% Hong Kong, China
1920s 8.0% 73.0% 65.0% Hong Kong, China
1930s 4.5% 59.7% 55.2% Hong Kong, China
1940s 2.5% 42.6% 40.1% Hong Kong, China
1950s 1.5% 35.5% 34.1% Hong Kong, China
1960s 1.0% 26.5% 25.5% Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.8% 18.8% 18.0% Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.8% 11.1% 10.2% Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.6% 8.8% 8.3% Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.5% 6.4% 5.9% Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Canada ranks 97th and Hong Kong, China ranks 95th 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
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.