Cyprus vs Uruguay: Share of population with no formal education
Cyprus
0.2%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
104th
Uruguay rank
101st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Cyprus
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 91.4% | 90.8% | 0.7% | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 87.8% | 86.3% | 1.4% | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 81.9% | 80.9% | 1.0% | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 75.5% | 76.5% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 65.2% | 63.1% | 2.1% | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 52.6% | 47.2% | 5.4% | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 44.5% | 34.0% | 10.5% | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 38.8% | 23.7% | 15.1% | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 29.5% | 14.2% | 15.2% | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 15.9% | 9.2% | 6.8% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 6.0% | 4.7% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2.5% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 1.2% | 4.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Cyprus or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, 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 Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Uruguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Uruguay rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Cyprus ranks 104th and Uruguay 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.