Libya vs Nepal: Share of population with no formal education
Libya
14.9%
in 2020
Nepal
20.5%
in 2020
Libya rank
23rd
Nepal rank
20th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Libya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 20.5% against 14.9% in Libya, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 98.1% | 99.8% | 1.8% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 95.5% | 99.1% | 3.6% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 91.5% | 99.0% | 7.4% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 88.7% | 98.8% | 10.1% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 85.2% | 98.5% | 13.3% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 78.8% | 97.1% | 18.3% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 90.4% | 29.0% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 79.5% | 36.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 62.6% | 32.6% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 46.7% | 24.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 30.2% | 12.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 20.5% | 5.6% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Libya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 20.5% against 14.9% in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Libya and Nepal?
- 5.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nepal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Nepal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Libya ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 20th 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.