Jordan vs Kuwait: Share of population with no formal education
Jordan
2.6%
in 2020
Kuwait
2.7%
in 2020
Jordan rank
61st
Kuwait rank
59th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Jordan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kuwait ahead.
Jordan ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 98.8% | 100.0% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 96.8% | 97.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 89.1% | 92.8% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 87.5% | 81.7% | 5.8% | Jordan |
| 1940s | 84.4% | 72.8% | 11.6% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 77.5% | 62.7% | 14.8% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 62.0% | 50.6% | 11.4% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 50.5% | 0.7% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 46.9% | 6.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 39.5% | 14.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 14.1% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Jordan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Jordan and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Kuwait rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Jordan ranks 61st and Kuwait ranks 59th 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.