Canada vs Ireland: Share of population with no formal education
Canada
0.4%
in 2020
Ireland
0.4%
in 2020
Canada rank
97th
Ireland rank
97th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 97th and Ireland ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 28.5% | 80.6% | 52.0% | Ireland |
| 1880s | 23.8% | 75.2% | 51.4% | Ireland |
| 1890s | 19.8% | 67.8% | 48.0% | Ireland |
| 1900s | 14.9% | 59.1% | 44.2% | Ireland |
| 1910s | 12.4% | 49.9% | 37.5% | Ireland |
| 1920s | 8.0% | 39.8% | 31.8% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 4.5% | 28.2% | 23.8% | Ireland |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 12.8% | 10.2% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 4.8% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Canada ranks 97th and Ireland ranks 97th 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.