Luxembourg vs Uganda: Share of population with no formal education

Luxembourg
5.4%
in 2020
Uganda
5.7%
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
44th
Uganda rank
43rd

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Uganda
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Uganda Difference Ahead
1870s 99.1% 100.0% 0.9% Uganda
1880s 98.5% 100.0% 1.5% Uganda
1890s 97.5% 100.0% 2.5% Uganda
1900s 96.3% 99.0% 2.8% Uganda
1910s 94.6% 95.7% 1.1% Uganda
1920s 92.4% 89.7% 2.8% Luxembourg
1930s 83.8% 87.8% 4.0% Uganda
1940s 61.4% 84.9% 23.5% Uganda
1950s 39.4% 78.4% 39.0% Uganda
1960s 24.0% 71.5% 47.5% Uganda
1970s 5.0% 57.0% 52.0% Uganda
1980s 3.0% 46.8% 43.8% Uganda
1990s 5.0% 31.6% 26.6% Uganda
2000s 6.5% 19.9% 13.4% Uganda
2010s 5.3% 9.4% 4.1% Uganda
2020s 5.4% 5.7% 0.3% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Luxembourg or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Luxembourg and Uganda?
0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Luxembourg and Uganda rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Luxembourg ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 43rd 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.