Ghana vs Libya: Share of population with no formal education
Ghana
15.9%
in 2020
Libya
14.9%
in 2020
Ghana rank
22nd
Libya rank
23rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Ghana
- Libya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.9% against 14.9% in Libya, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Libya ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1880s | 99.5% | 99.9% | 0.4% | Libya |
| 1890s | 99.2% | 99.9% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 1900s | 98.2% | 99.8% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1910s | 95.8% | 98.1% | 2.3% | Libya |
| 1920s | 93.1% | 95.5% | 2.4% | Libya |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 91.5% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1940s | 88.6% | 88.7% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1950s | 85.3% | 85.2% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 74.3% | 78.8% | 4.4% | Libya |
| 1970s | 58.5% | 61.4% | 2.9% | Libya |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 43.4% | 2.6% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 30.0% | 7.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 22.5% | 8.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 17.6% | 5.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 1.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ghana or Libya?
- Ghana, at 15.9% against 14.9% in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ghana and Libya?
- 1.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Libya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Libya rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β 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.