Colombia vs Jordan: Share of population with no formal education
Colombia
2.6%
in 2020
Jordan
2.6%
in 2020
Colombia rank
61st
Jordan rank
61st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Colombia
- Jordan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jordan ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Jordan ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 89.3% | 99.8% | 10.5% | Jordan |
| 1880s | 86.2% | 99.8% | 13.5% | Jordan |
| 1890s | 84.5% | 99.5% | 15.0% | Jordan |
| 1900s | 75.5% | 98.8% | 23.3% | Jordan |
| 1910s | 63.2% | 96.8% | 33.6% | Jordan |
| 1920s | 54.8% | 89.1% | 34.2% | Jordan |
| 1930s | 46.9% | 87.5% | 40.5% | Jordan |
| 1940s | 42.8% | 84.4% | 41.7% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 37.1% | 77.5% | 40.4% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 28.8% | 62.0% | 33.2% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 51.1% | 30.3% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 40.9% | 26.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 25.0% | 14.7% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 13.5% | 7.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Colombia or Jordan?
- Colombia, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Colombia and Jordan?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jordan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Jordan rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Jordan ranks 61st 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.