Colombia vs Kuwait: Share of population with no formal education
Colombia
2.6%
in 2020
Kuwait
2.7%
in 2020
Colombia rank
61st
Kuwait rank
59th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Colombia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 89.3% | 100.0% | 10.7% | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 86.2% | 100.0% | 13.8% | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 84.5% | 100.0% | 15.5% | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 75.5% | 100.0% | 24.5% | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 63.2% | 97.0% | 33.8% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 54.8% | 92.8% | 38.0% | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 46.9% | 81.7% | 34.8% | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 42.8% | 72.8% | 30.1% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 37.1% | 62.7% | 25.6% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 28.8% | 50.6% | 21.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 50.5% | 29.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 46.9% | 32.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 39.5% | 29.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 14.1% | 7.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Colombia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Colombia and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 59th 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.