China vs New Zealand: Share of population with no formal education
China
1.3%
in 2020
New Zealand
1.7%
in 2020
China rank
79th
New Zealand rank
76th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- China
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.7% against 1.3% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 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 New Zealand ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 28.4% | 71.6% | China |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 23.6% | 76.3% | China |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 17.2% | 82.6% | China |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 11.4% | 88.2% | China |
| 1910s | 99.0% | 7.8% | 91.2% | China |
| 1920s | 97.3% | 4.8% | 92.5% | China |
| 1930s | 93.4% | 2.6% | 90.8% | China |
| 1940s | 73.9% | 2.1% | 71.8% | China |
| 1950s | 65.0% | 1.6% | 63.4% | China |
| 1960s | 49.2% | 1.8% | 47.5% | China |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 1.1% | 31.0% | China |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 0.5% | 18.4% | China |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 0.1% | 14.7% | China |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 0.2% | 5.2% | China |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | China |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, China or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.7% against 1.3% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between China and New Zealand?
- 0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Zealand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and New Zealand rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- China ranks 79th and New Zealand ranks 76th 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.