Jamaica vs Uganda: Share of population with no formal education
Jamaica
5.1%
in 2020
Uganda
5.7%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
45th
Uganda rank
43rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Jamaica
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 5.7% against 5.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 81.0% | 100.0% | 19.0% | Uganda |
| 1880s | 72.9% | 100.0% | 27.1% | Uganda |
| 1890s | 58.5% | 100.0% | 41.5% | Uganda |
| 1900s | 45.1% | 99.0% | 54.0% | Uganda |
| 1910s | 36.0% | 95.7% | 59.7% | Uganda |
| 1920s | 31.2% | 89.7% | 58.4% | Uganda |
| 1930s | 26.6% | 87.8% | 61.2% | Uganda |
| 1940s | 20.1% | 84.9% | 64.8% | Uganda |
| 1950s | 17.0% | 78.4% | 61.4% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 12.2% | 71.5% | 59.3% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 57.0% | 54.0% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 46.8% | 43.8% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 31.6% | 27.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 19.9% | 14.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 9.4% | 4.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Jamaica or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 5.7% against 5.1% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Jamaica and Uganda?
- 0.6%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uganda?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Uganda rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Jamaica ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 43rd 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.