Guyana vs Réunion: Share of population with no formal education
Guyana
6.9%
in 2020
Réunion
7.3%
in 2020
Guyana rank
39th
Réunion rank
37th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Guyana
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Guyana, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Réunion has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 39th and Réunion ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Réunion has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 91.6% | 92.6% | 1.0% | Réunion |
| 1880s | 80.0% | 88.3% | 8.2% | Réunion |
| 1890s | 68.0% | 82.2% | 14.2% | Réunion |
| 1900s | 55.8% | 71.8% | 16.0% | Réunion |
| 1910s | 44.7% | 66.7% | 22.0% | Réunion |
| 1920s | 33.6% | 64.6% | 31.0% | Réunion |
| 1930s | 28.2% | 58.9% | 30.7% | Réunion |
| 1940s | 21.2% | 56.8% | 35.6% | Réunion |
| 1950s | 16.8% | 52.2% | 35.4% | Réunion |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 39.8% | 28.3% | Réunion |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 26.6% | 19.9% | Réunion |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 16.9% | 12.2% | Réunion |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 10.6% | 5.4% | Réunion |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 6.4% | 1.2% | Réunion |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Guyana or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Guyana and Réunion?
- 0.4%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Réunion?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Réunion rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Guyana ranks 39th and Réunion ranks 37th 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.