El Salvador vs Philippines: Share of population with no formal education

El Salvador
1.8%
in 2020
Philippines
1.8%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
71st
Philippines rank
71st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Philippines ahead.

El Salvador ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 71st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Philippines in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Philippines Difference Ahead
1870s 93.8% 98.5% 4.8% Philippines
1880s 90.7% 97.3% 6.7% Philippines
1890s 86.6% 95.4% 8.8% Philippines
1900s 79.5% 92.7% 13.1% Philippines
1910s 73.7% 88.5% 14.9% Philippines
1920s 70.7% 74.7% 4.0% Philippines
1930s 68.9% 62.1% 6.8% El Salvador
1940s 67.9% 54.3% 13.6% El Salvador
1950s 62.3% 33.7% 28.6% El Salvador
1960s 53.2% 22.7% 30.5% El Salvador
1970s 41.1% 11.6% 29.5% El Salvador
1980s 32.1% 7.5% 24.6% El Salvador
1990s 25.2% 5.2% 20.0% El Salvador
2000s 14.8% 4.5% 10.4% El Salvador
2010s 2.8% 2.1% 0.6% El Salvador
2020s 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, El Salvador or Philippines?
El Salvador, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between El Salvador and Philippines?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
El Salvador ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 71st 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.