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