Kuwait vs Thailand: Share of population with no formal education

Kuwait
2.7%
in 2020
Thailand
2.9%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
59th
Thailand rank
57th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Kuwait
  • Thailand
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 15 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Thailand Difference Ahead
1870s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% Kuwait
1880s 100.0% 99.8% 0.2% Kuwait
1890s 100.0% 99.4% 0.6% Kuwait
1900s 100.0% 96.8% 3.2% Kuwait
1910s 97.0% 89.5% 7.5% Kuwait
1920s 92.8% 87.3% 5.5% Kuwait
1930s 81.7% 79.5% 2.2% Kuwait
1940s 72.8% 65.2% 7.7% Kuwait
1950s 62.7% 44.7% 18.0% Kuwait
1960s 50.6% 31.7% 18.9% Kuwait
1970s 50.5% 19.5% 30.9% Kuwait
1980s 46.9% 11.9% 35.1% Kuwait
1990s 39.5% 9.9% 29.5% Kuwait
2000s 14.1% 8.2% 5.9% Kuwait
2010s 4.7% 2.8% 1.9% Kuwait
2020s 2.7% 2.9% 0.2% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Kuwait or Thailand?
Thailand, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Kuwait and Thailand?
0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Thailand rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Kuwait ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 57th 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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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.