Malawi vs Norway: Share of population with no formal education
Malawi
8.2%
in 2020
Norway
7.7%
in 2020
Malawi rank
35th
Norway rank
36th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Malawi
- Norway
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.2% against 7.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 35th and Norway ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 36.5% | 63.5% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 31.6% | 68.3% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 26.6% | 73.2% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 19.6% | 80.0% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 93.2% | 12.8% | 80.5% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 86.5% | 10.1% | 76.5% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 79.6% | 6.4% | 73.2% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 71.8% | 4.2% | 67.7% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 64.2% | 3.2% | 61.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 60.6% | 2.0% | 58.6% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 1.5% | 47.2% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 1.5% | 46.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 0.2% | 41.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 1.6% | 26.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 6.9% | 6.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 0.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Malawi or Norway?
- Malawi, at 8.2% against 7.7% in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Malawi and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Norway rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Malawi ranks 35th 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.