Gambia vs Mozambique: Share of population with no formal education
Gambia
47.1%
in 2020
Mozambique
45.5%
in 2020
Gambia rank
3rd
Mozambique rank
5th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Gambia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 47.1% against 45.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Mozambique ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.4% | 99.9% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 97.5% | 99.9% | 2.4% | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 96.0% | 99.8% | 3.8% | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 93.7% | 99.7% | 6.0% | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 93.7% | 99.4% | 5.7% | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 94.9% | 98.5% | 3.6% | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 95.3% | 96.0% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 95.7% | 88.3% | 7.3% | Gambia |
| 1950s | 95.4% | 83.5% | 11.9% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 94.6% | 74.1% | 20.5% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 73.3% | 19.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 70.5% | 16.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 75.0% | 6.1% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 61.2% | 5.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.5% | 1.6% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Gambia or Mozambique?
- Gambia, at 47.1% against 45.5% in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Gambia and Mozambique?
- 1.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mozambique?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Mozambique rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Mozambique ranks 5th 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.