Honduras vs Zambia: Share of population with no formal education

Honduras
6.4%
in 2020
Zambia
6.8%
in 2020
Honduras rank
41st
Zambia rank
40th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Honduras
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 6.8% against 6.4% in Honduras, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.

Honduras ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Zambia Difference Ahead
1870s 93.1% 100.0% 6.9% Zambia
1880s 89.5% 100.0% 10.5% Zambia
1890s 84.8% 100.0% 15.2% Zambia
1900s 78.6% 100.0% 21.4% Zambia
1910s 71.7% 94.8% 23.2% Zambia
1920s 63.5% 89.7% 26.1% Zambia
1930s 65.0% 75.5% 10.6% Zambia
1940s 65.0% 67.0% 2.0% Zambia
1950s 61.1% 56.6% 4.4% Honduras
1960s 54.1% 47.2% 6.9% Honduras
1970s 45.0% 38.3% 6.8% Honduras
1980s 27.6% 34.5% 6.9% Zambia
1990s 17.3% 26.1% 8.8% Zambia
2000s 11.9% 15.9% 4.0% Zambia
2010s 8.9% 10.4% 1.6% Zambia
2020s 6.4% 6.8% 0.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Honduras or Zambia?
Zambia, at 6.8% against 6.4% in Honduras as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Honduras and Zambia?
0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Honduras and Zambia rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Honduras ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th 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.