Malawi vs Myanmar: Share of population with no formal education
Malawi
8.2%
in 2020
Myanmar
8.5%
in 2020
Malawi rank
35th
Myanmar rank
33rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 8.5% against 8.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 35th and Myanmar ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 10 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 95.2% | 4.8% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 90.3% | 9.5% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 87.8% | 11.8% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 93.2% | 83.3% | 9.9% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 86.5% | 79.2% | 7.3% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 79.6% | 77.6% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 71.8% | 76.8% | 5.0% | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 64.2% | 75.7% | 11.5% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 60.6% | 72.2% | 11.6% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 68.6% | 19.8% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 50.0% | 2.0% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 28.6% | 13.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 19.5% | 8.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.5% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 8.5% against 8.2% in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.3%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Malawi ranks 35th and Myanmar ranks 33rd 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.