Indonesia vs Portugal: Share of population with no formal education
Indonesia
2.6%
in 2020
Portugal
2.4%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
61st
Portugal rank
64th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Indonesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 89.2% | 10.7% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 83.1% | 16.7% | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 99.4% | 75.1% | 24.3% | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 98.4% | 68.7% | 29.8% | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 96.2% | 65.2% | 31.0% | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 89.7% | 59.2% | 30.5% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 85.7% | 55.4% | 30.3% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 80.5% | 49.5% | 31.0% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 73.2% | 42.0% | 31.2% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 60.6% | 35.8% | 24.8% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 39.8% | 29.2% | 10.6% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 13.0% | 20.2% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 6.2% | 29.0% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 3.9% | 11.8% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Indonesia or Portugal?
- Indonesia, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Indonesia and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Indonesia ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 64th 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.