Denmark vs Paraguay: Share of population with no formal education
Denmark
3.3%
in 2020
Paraguay
3.1%
in 2020
Denmark rank
51st
Paraguay rank
53rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Denmark
- Paraguay
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Paraguay ahead.
Denmark ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 13.4% | 98.0% | 84.5% | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 11.4% | 96.7% | 85.2% | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 9.2% | 94.4% | 85.2% | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 7.4% | 79.6% | 72.2% | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 5.5% | 66.8% | 61.3% | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 4.0% | 55.7% | 51.8% | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 46.2% | 43.6% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 39.0% | 36.7% | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 30.2% | 27.6% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 19.6% | 16.9% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 11.9% | 10.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 8.2% | 5.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 5.7% | 5.6% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Denmark or Paraguay?
- Denmark, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Denmark and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Paraguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Paraguay rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Denmark ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd 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.