Eswatini vs India: Share of population with no formal education
Eswatini
20.1%
in 2020
India
20.6%
in 2020
Eswatini rank
21st
India rank
19th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Eswatini
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 20.6% against 20.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 21st and India ranks 19th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 10 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.1% | 0.9% | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 95.4% | 4.6% | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 98.7% | 90.9% | 7.8% | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 95.8% | 84.8% | 11.0% | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 90.4% | 80.2% | 10.2% | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 84.7% | 76.6% | 8.1% | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 74.9% | 73.7% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 64.7% | 70.8% | 6.2% | India |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 65.2% | 20.1% | India |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 60.9% | 28.2% | India |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 48.0% | 16.3% | India |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 38.4% | 1.8% | India |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.6% | 0.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Eswatini or India?
- India, at 20.6% against 20.1% in Eswatini as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Eswatini and India?
- 0.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and India?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Eswatini and India rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Eswatini ranks 21st and India ranks 19th 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.