Fiji vs Mauritius: Share of population with no formal education
Fiji
1.1%
in 2020
Mauritius
1.0%
in 2020
Fiji rank
81st
Mauritius rank
84th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Fiji
- Mauritius
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Mauritius in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 94.7% | 5.3% | Fiji |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 91.4% | 8.4% | Fiji |
| 1890s | 99.6% | 86.0% | 13.5% | Fiji |
| 1900s | 98.7% | 74.1% | 24.6% | Fiji |
| 1910s | 92.1% | 68.8% | 23.3% | Fiji |
| 1920s | 74.9% | 62.5% | 12.4% | Fiji |
| 1930s | 57.1% | 55.4% | 1.8% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 43.9% | 51.2% | 7.3% | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 27.7% | 46.9% | 19.2% | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 19.1% | 34.5% | 15.5% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 22.3% | 8.2% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 17.2% | 9.6% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 9.7% | 4.7% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 5.5% | 2.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Fiji, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Mauritius as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Fiji and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mauritius?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Mauritius rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Fiji ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 84th 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.