China vs Peru: Share of population with no formal education

China
1.3%
in 2020
Peru
1.6%
in 2020
China rank
79th
Peru rank
77th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • China
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Peru'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 Peru ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Peru Difference Ahead
1870s 100.0% 99.2% 0.8% China
1880s 100.0% 98.4% 1.5% China
1890s 99.8% 96.6% 3.2% China
1900s 99.6% 91.2% 8.3% China
1910s 99.0% 80.7% 18.3% China
1920s 97.3% 69.1% 28.2% China
1930s 93.4% 59.6% 33.8% China
1940s 73.9% 47.6% 26.3% China
1950s 65.0% 39.5% 25.5% China
1960s 49.2% 33.4% 15.8% China
1970s 32.1% 23.4% 8.8% China
1980s 18.9% 15.1% 3.7% China
1990s 14.8% 11.6% 3.2% China
2000s 5.3% 6.6% 1.2% Peru
2010s 2.3% 2.8% 0.5% Peru
2020s 1.3% 1.6% 0.3% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, China or Peru?
Peru, 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 Peru?
0.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do China and Peru rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
China ranks 79th and Peru 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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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

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.