Republic of Korea vs Poland: Share of population with no formal education
Republic of Korea
0.3%
in 2020
Poland
0.2%
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
101st
Poland rank
104th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Republic of Korea
- Poland
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Poland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Poland ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 70.0% | 30.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 65.6% | 34.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 60.8% | 39.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 91.7% | 54.4% | 37.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1910s | 79.8% | 45.4% | 34.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 1920s | 63.8% | 38.0% | 25.8% | Republic of Korea |
| 1930s | 49.8% | 27.1% | 22.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 1940s | 37.5% | 13.0% | 24.5% | Republic of Korea |
| 1950s | 23.0% | 7.8% | 15.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 3.8% | 29.8% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 1.4% | 16.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 0.7% | 8.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 Poland?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Republic of Korea and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Republic of Korea and Poland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Poland 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
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.