Republic of Korea vs Taiwan, China: Share of population with no formal education
Republic of Korea
0.3%
in 2020
Taiwan, China
0.2%
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
101st
Taiwan, China rank
104th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Republic of Korea
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Taiwan, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Taiwan, China ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1900s | 91.7% | 99.4% | 7.8% | Taiwan, China |
| 1910s | 79.8% | 97.8% | 18.0% | Taiwan, China |
| 1920s | 63.8% | 88.0% | 24.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1930s | 49.8% | 75.3% | 25.5% | Taiwan, China |
| 1940s | 37.5% | 60.8% | 23.4% | Taiwan, China |
| 1950s | 23.0% | 41.1% | 18.1% | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 30.0% | 3.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 20.4% | 3.0% | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 12.2% | 3.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 5.5% | 1.8% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 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 Taiwan, China?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Republic of Korea and Taiwan, China?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Taiwan, China?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Republic of Korea and Taiwan, China rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Republic of Korea ranks 101st and Taiwan, China 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.