Cyprus vs Republic of Korea: Share of population with no formal education
Cyprus
0.2%
in 2020
Republic of Korea
0.3%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
104th
Republic of Korea rank
101st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Cyprus
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Cyprus ranks 104th and Republic of Korea ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 91.4% | 100.0% | 8.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 87.8% | 100.0% | 12.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 81.9% | 100.0% | 18.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 75.5% | 91.7% | 16.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 65.2% | 79.8% | 14.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 52.6% | 63.8% | 11.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 44.5% | 49.8% | 5.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 1.3% | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 29.5% | 23.0% | 6.5% | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 15.9% | 33.6% | 17.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 17.4% | 6.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 9.0% | 2.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Cyprus or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Cyprus and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Republic of Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Cyprus ranks 104th and Republic of Korea ranks 101st 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.