Ecuador vs Kuwait: Share of population with no formal education

Ecuador
2.9%
in 2020
Kuwait
2.7%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
57th
Kuwait rank
59th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Ecuador
  • Kuwait
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ecuador ranks 57th and Kuwait ranks 59th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Kuwait Difference Ahead
1870s 94.3% 100.0% 5.7% Kuwait
1880s 91.3% 100.0% 8.7% Kuwait
1890s 86.8% 100.0% 13.2% Kuwait
1900s 76.6% 100.0% 23.4% Kuwait
1910s 70.5% 97.0% 26.5% Kuwait
1920s 64.5% 92.8% 28.3% Kuwait
1930s 57.7% 81.7% 24.0% Kuwait
1940s 50.6% 72.8% 22.2% Kuwait
1950s 42.1% 62.7% 20.6% Kuwait
1960s 30.8% 50.6% 19.9% Kuwait
1970s 25.2% 50.5% 25.2% Kuwait
1980s 17.2% 46.9% 29.7% Kuwait
1990s 15.5% 39.5% 24.0% Kuwait
2000s 14.0% 14.1% 0.1% Kuwait
2010s 5.0% 4.7% 0.3% Ecuador
2020s 2.9% 2.7% 0.2% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ecuador or Kuwait?
Ecuador, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ecuador and Kuwait?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Ecuador ranks 57th and Kuwait 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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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.