Republic of Korea vs Netherlands: Share of population with no formal education

Republic of Korea
0.3%
in 2020
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
101st
Netherlands rank
104th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 104th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 15 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1870s 100.0% 27.4% 72.7% Republic of Korea
1880s 100.0% 24.5% 75.5% Republic of Korea
1890s 100.0% 22.1% 77.8% Republic of Korea
1900s 91.7% 19.2% 72.5% Republic of Korea
1910s 79.8% 14.2% 65.6% Republic of Korea
1920s 63.8% 8.4% 55.3% Republic of Korea
1930s 49.8% 5.4% 44.3% Republic of Korea
1940s 37.5% 2.8% 34.7% Republic of Korea
1950s 23.0% 1.9% 21.2% Republic of Korea
1960s 33.6% 1.6% 32.1% Republic of Korea
1970s 17.4% 1.6% 15.8% Republic of Korea
1980s 9.0% 1.8% 7.2% Republic of Korea
1990s 3.8% 1.3% 2.5% Republic of Korea
2000s 1.8% 2.0% 0.2% Netherlands
2010s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Republic of Korea
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Republic of Korea or Netherlands?
Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Republic of Korea and Netherlands?
0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Netherlands?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Netherlands rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 104th 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

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.