Guyana vs Norway: Share of population with no formal education

Guyana
6.9%
in 2020
Norway
7.7%
in 2020
Guyana rank
39th
Norway rank
36th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Guyana
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 7.7% against 6.9% in Guyana, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Norway Difference Ahead
1870s 91.6% 36.5% 55.1% Guyana
1880s 80.0% 31.6% 48.4% Guyana
1890s 68.0% 26.6% 41.4% Guyana
1900s 55.8% 19.6% 36.2% Guyana
1910s 44.7% 12.8% 32.0% Guyana
1920s 33.6% 10.1% 23.6% Guyana
1930s 28.2% 6.4% 21.8% Guyana
1940s 21.2% 4.2% 17.1% Guyana
1950s 16.8% 3.2% 13.6% Guyana
1960s 11.5% 2.0% 9.4% Guyana
1970s 6.7% 1.5% 5.2% Guyana
1980s 4.8% 1.5% 3.2% Guyana
1990s 5.2% 0.2% 5.0% Guyana
2000s 5.2% 1.6% 3.6% Guyana
2010s 4.3% 6.9% 2.6% Norway
2020s 6.9% 7.7% 0.8% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Guyana or Norway?
Norway, at 7.7% against 6.9% in Guyana as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Guyana and Norway?
0.8%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Norway rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Guyana ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.