Haiti vs Libya: Share of population with no formal education

Haiti
14.8%
in 2020
Libya
14.9%
in 2020
Haiti rank
24th
Libya rank
23rd

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Haiti
  • Libya
20406080100187019452020

How they compare

Libya currently reports 14.9% against 14.8% in Haiti, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Libya ahead.

Haiti ranks 24th and Libya ranks 23rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Libya Difference Ahead
1870s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
1880s 100.0% 99.9% 0.1% Haiti
1890s 100.0% 99.9% 0.1% Haiti
1900s 97.1% 99.8% 2.7% Libya
1910s 95.8% 98.1% 2.3% Libya
1920s 94.5% 95.5% 1.0% Libya
1930s 92.3% 91.5% 0.8% Haiti
1940s 89.5% 88.7% 0.8% Haiti
1950s 88.7% 85.2% 3.5% Haiti
1960s 83.1% 78.8% 4.3% Haiti
1970s 75.2% 61.4% 13.8% Haiti
1980s 56.3% 43.4% 13.0% Haiti
1990s 39.0% 30.0% 9.0% Haiti
2000s 30.8% 22.5% 8.3% Haiti
2010s 20.9% 17.6% 3.3% Haiti
2020s 14.8% 14.9% 0.1% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Haiti or Libya?
Libya, at 14.9% against 14.8% in Haiti as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Haiti and Libya?
0.1%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Libya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Haiti and Libya rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Haiti ranks 24th and Libya ranks 23rd 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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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.