Mexico vs Sweden: Share of population with no formal education
Mexico
3.3%
in 2020
Sweden
3.1%
in 2020
Mexico rank
51st
Sweden rank
53rd
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 87.0% | 20.9% | 66.1% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 81.5% | 17.4% | 64.1% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 76.8% | 14.4% | 62.4% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 70.8% | 11.8% | 59.0% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 61.2% | 9.0% | 52.2% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 62.1% | 5.8% | 56.3% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 54.8% | 4.3% | 50.4% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 43.1% | 2.5% | 40.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 43.8% | 1.1% | 42.7% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 37.5% | 0.9% | 36.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 1.4% | 28.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 1.6% | 21.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 2.2% | 10.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.0% | 4.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Mexico or Sweden?
- Mexico, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Mexico and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Mexico ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd 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.