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
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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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Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.