Malaysia vs Zimbabwe: Share of population with no formal education
Malaysia
2.2%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
65th
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Malaysia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malaysia ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.6% | 100.0% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 98.6% | 100.0% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 96.3% | 99.8% | 3.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 90.2% | 97.4% | 7.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 83.0% | 92.0% | 9.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 72.3% | 79.3% | 7.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 64.2% | 66.6% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 55.9% | 54.5% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 40.2% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 27.1% | 4.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 22.7% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.5% | 2.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.0% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Malaysia or Zimbabwe?
- Malaysia, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Malaysia ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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.