Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Share of population with no formal education
Kuwait
2.7%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
2.7%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 95.0% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 93.5% | 6.5% | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 89.3% | 10.7% | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 83.5% | 16.5% | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 97.0% | 72.9% | 24.1% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 92.8% | 60.8% | 32.0% | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 81.7% | 48.2% | 33.4% | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 72.8% | 38.9% | 34.0% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 62.7% | 32.5% | 30.2% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 26.6% | 24.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 15.4% | 35.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 12.1% | 34.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 8.2% | 31.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 6.2% | 8.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Kuwait ranks 59th and Sri Lanka 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.