Chile vs Italy: Share of population with no formal education

Chile
1.0%
in 2020
Italy
1.0%
in 2020
Chile rank
84th
Italy rank
84th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Chile
  • Italy
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 84th and Italy ranks 84th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 12 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Italy Difference Ahead
1870s 89.5% 70.7% 18.8% Chile
1880s 86.6% 63.0% 23.6% Chile
1890s 84.6% 54.5% 30.1% Chile
1900s 67.3% 46.5% 20.9% Chile
1910s 54.3% 41.0% 13.3% Chile
1920s 38.1% 31.4% 6.7% Chile
1930s 28.3% 24.7% 3.6% Chile
1940s 21.9% 15.9% 5.9% Chile
1950s 19.1% 10.8% 8.4% Chile
1960s 15.1% 6.8% 8.2% Chile
1970s 7.9% 4.5% 3.4% Chile
1980s 5.2% 5.6% 0.4% Italy
1990s 3.8% 4.3% 0.5% Italy
2000s 3.0% 2.3% 0.7% Chile
2010s 1.2% 1.4% 0.1% Italy
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Chile or Italy?
Chile, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Chile and Italy?
0.0%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Chile and Italy rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Chile ranks 84th and Italy ranks 84th 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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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
Last refreshed

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