Malawi vs Syrian Arab Republic: Share of population with no formal education
Malawi
8.2%
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
8.4%
in 2020
Malawi rank
35th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
34th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Malawi
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 35th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Syrian Arab Republic in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 97.7% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 93.2% | 93.8% | 0.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1920s | 86.5% | 87.1% | 0.5% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1930s | 79.6% | 82.6% | 3.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1940s | 71.8% | 76.9% | 5.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1950s | 64.2% | 72.2% | 8.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 60.6% | 66.0% | 5.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 52.3% | 3.5% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 34.3% | 13.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 19.1% | 22.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 12.8% | 14.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Malawi or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Malawi ranks 35th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th 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.