Lesotho vs Norway: Share of population with no formal education
Lesotho
7.3%
in 2020
Norway
7.7%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
37th
Norway rank
36th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Lesotho
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Norway ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.2% | 36.5% | 62.7% | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 98.1% | 31.6% | 66.4% | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 95.8% | 26.6% | 69.2% | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 92.3% | 19.6% | 72.8% | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 86.8% | 12.8% | 74.0% | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 78.7% | 10.1% | 68.7% | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 66.7% | 6.4% | 60.3% | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 55.2% | 4.2% | 51.1% | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 41.2% | 3.2% | 38.0% | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 31.0% | 2.0% | 28.9% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 1.5% | 24.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 1.5% | 20.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 0.2% | 18.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 1.6% | 10.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Lesotho or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Lesotho and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Norway ranks 36th 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.