India vs Nepal: Share of population with no formal education
India
20.6%
in 2020
Nepal
20.5%
in 2020
India rank
19th
Nepal rank
20th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 99.1% | 100.0% | 0.9% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 97.8% | 100.0% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 95.4% | 100.0% | 4.5% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 90.9% | 99.8% | 8.9% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 84.8% | 99.1% | 14.3% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 80.2% | 99.0% | 18.8% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 76.6% | 98.8% | 22.2% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 73.7% | 98.5% | 24.8% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 70.8% | 97.1% | 26.2% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 65.2% | 90.4% | 25.2% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 79.5% | 18.5% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 62.6% | 14.6% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 46.7% | 8.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 30.2% | 2.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 0.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, India or Nepal?
- India, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Nepal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between India and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- India ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β 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.