Guyana vs Kenya: Share of population with no formal education
Guyana
6.9%
in 2020
Kenya
6.4%
in 2020
Guyana rank
39th
Kenya rank
41st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Guyana
- Kenya
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 6.9% against 6.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kenya ahead.
Guyana ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 41st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 91.6% | 99.9% | 8.3% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 80.0% | 99.8% | 19.8% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 68.0% | 99.7% | 31.7% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 55.8% | 98.4% | 42.6% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 44.7% | 94.7% | 50.0% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 33.6% | 86.6% | 53.0% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 28.2% | 83.8% | 55.6% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 21.2% | 80.7% | 59.5% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 16.8% | 76.1% | 59.3% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 69.5% | 58.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 58.2% | 51.5% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 38.8% | 34.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 25.1% | 19.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 19.4% | 14.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 12.6% | 8.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 0.5% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Guyana or Kenya?
- Guyana, at 6.9% against 6.4% in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Guyana and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Kenya rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Guyana ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 41st 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.