Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Share of population with no formal education
Colombia
2.6%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
2.7%
in 2020
Colombia rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 89.3% | 95.0% | 5.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 86.2% | 93.5% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 84.5% | 89.3% | 4.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 75.5% | 83.5% | 8.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 63.2% | 72.9% | 9.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 54.8% | 60.8% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 46.9% | 48.2% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 42.8% | 38.9% | 3.9% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 37.1% | 32.5% | 4.6% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 28.8% | 26.6% | 2.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 15.4% | 5.4% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Sri Lanka 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.