Jordan vs Portugal: Share of population with no formal education
Jordan
2.6%
in 2020
Portugal
2.4%
in 2020
Jordan rank
61st
Portugal rank
64th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Jordan
- Portugal
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 89.2% | 10.7% | Jordan |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 83.1% | 16.7% | Jordan |
| 1890s | 99.5% | 75.1% | 24.5% | Jordan |
| 1900s | 98.8% | 68.7% | 30.1% | Jordan |
| 1910s | 96.8% | 65.2% | 31.6% | Jordan |
| 1920s | 89.1% | 59.2% | 29.9% | Jordan |
| 1930s | 87.5% | 55.4% | 32.1% | Jordan |
| 1940s | 84.4% | 49.5% | 34.9% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 77.5% | 42.0% | 35.5% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 62.0% | 35.8% | 26.2% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 29.2% | 21.9% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 13.0% | 27.9% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 6.2% | 18.7% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 3.9% | 9.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Jordan or Portugal?
- Jordan, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Jordan and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Portugal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Jordan 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.