Malaysia vs Portugal: Share of population with no formal education
Malaysia
2.2%
in 2020
Portugal
2.4%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
65th
Portugal rank
64th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 15 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.6% | 89.2% | 10.4% | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 99.2% | 83.1% | 16.2% | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 98.6% | 75.1% | 23.5% | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 96.3% | 68.7% | 27.6% | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 90.2% | 65.2% | 24.9% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 83.0% | 59.2% | 23.8% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 72.3% | 55.4% | 16.9% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 64.2% | 49.5% | 14.8% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 55.9% | 42.0% | 13.9% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 35.8% | 9.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 29.2% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 13.0% | 8.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 6.2% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Malaysia ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th 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.