Ecuador vs Malta: Share of population with no formal education

Ecuador
2.9%
in 2020
Malta
3.0%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
57th
Malta rank
55th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 57th and Malta ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Malta in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malta Difference Ahead
1870s 94.3% 90.3% 4.0% Ecuador
1880s 91.3% 86.3% 5.0% Ecuador
1890s 86.8% 81.0% 5.8% Ecuador
1900s 76.6% 73.5% 3.0% Ecuador
1910s 70.5% 74.1% 3.6% Malta
1920s 64.5% 66.8% 2.3% Malta
1930s 57.7% 63.1% 5.4% Malta
1940s 50.6% 53.7% 3.0% Malta
1950s 42.1% 42.8% 0.6% Malta
1960s 30.8% 25.0% 5.8% Ecuador
1970s 25.2% 22.4% 2.9% Ecuador
1980s 17.2% 20.1% 2.9% Malta
1990s 15.5% 12.7% 2.8% Ecuador
2000s 14.0% 4.2% 9.8% Ecuador
2010s 5.0% 2.6% 2.3% Ecuador
2020s 2.9% 3.0% 0.1% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ecuador or Malta?
Malta, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ecuador and Malta?
0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malta?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Malta rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Ecuador ranks 57th and Malta ranks 55th 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.