China vs Fiji: Share of population with no formal education
China
1.3%
in 2020
Fiji
1.1%
in 2020
China rank
79th
Fiji rank
81st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- China
- Fiji
How they compare
China currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Fiji ahead.
China ranks 79th and Fiji ranks 81st of 111 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.1% | China |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 0.3% | China |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 98.7% | 0.9% | China |
| 1910s | 99.0% | 92.1% | 6.9% | China |
| 1920s | 97.3% | 74.9% | 22.4% | China |
| 1930s | 93.4% | 57.1% | 36.3% | China |
| 1940s | 73.9% | 43.9% | 30.0% | China |
| 1950s | 65.0% | 27.7% | 37.3% | China |
| 1960s | 49.2% | 19.1% | 30.2% | China |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 14.1% | 18.1% | China |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 7.7% | 11.2% | China |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 5.0% | 9.8% | China |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | China |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | China |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, China or Fiji?
- China, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Fiji as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between China and Fiji?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Fiji?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Fiji rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- China ranks 79th and Fiji ranks 81st 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.