China vs Germany: Share of population with no formal education
China
1.3%
in 2020
Germany
1.6%
in 2020
China rank
79th
Germany rank
77th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in China, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.
China ranks 79th and Germany ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 64.0% | 36.0% | China |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 58.1% | 41.9% | China |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 52.2% | 47.7% | China |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 47.6% | 52.0% | China |
| 1910s | 99.0% | 40.7% | 58.3% | China |
| 1920s | 97.3% | 24.4% | 72.9% | China |
| 1930s | 93.4% | 17.4% | 76.0% | China |
| 1940s | 73.9% | 11.2% | 62.7% | China |
| 1950s | 65.0% | 4.3% | 60.6% | China |
| 1960s | 49.2% | 2.9% | 46.4% | China |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 5.9% | 26.2% | China |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 6.0% | 12.8% | China |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 5.1% | 9.7% | China |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | China |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | China |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, China or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.6% against 1.3% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between China and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- China ranks 79th and Germany ranks 77th 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.