Ireland vs United States of America: Share of population with no formal education
Ireland
0.4%
in 2020
United States of America
0.4%
in 2020
Ireland rank
97th
United States of America rank
97th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Ireland
- United States of America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 97th and United States of America ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 80.6% | 22.4% | 58.1% | Ireland |
| 1880s | 75.2% | 12.5% | 62.7% | Ireland |
| 1890s | 67.8% | 7.6% | 60.1% | Ireland |
| 1900s | 59.1% | 5.3% | 53.8% | Ireland |
| 1910s | 49.9% | 4.7% | 45.2% | Ireland |
| 1920s | 39.8% | 4.4% | 35.4% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 28.2% | 3.4% | 24.9% | Ireland |
| 1940s | 12.8% | 2.4% | 10.4% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 1.6% | 3.2% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ireland or United States of America?
- Ireland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ireland and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Ireland ranks 97th and United States of America ranks 97th 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.