Morocco vs Pakistan: Share of population with no formal education
Morocco
28.2%
in 2020
Pakistan
31.4%
in 2020
Morocco rank
15th
Pakistan rank
12th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Morocco
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 31.4% against 28.2% in Morocco, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 12 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1890s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 1900s | 99.8% | 98.7% | 1.2% | Morocco |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 94.8% | 4.8% | Morocco |
| 1920s | 98.8% | 89.7% | 9.1% | Morocco |
| 1930s | 98.0% | 87.5% | 10.5% | Morocco |
| 1940s | 97.0% | 85.8% | 11.2% | Morocco |
| 1950s | 95.6% | 85.0% | 10.6% | Morocco |
| 1960s | 92.2% | 81.4% | 10.8% | Morocco |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 77.3% | 6.1% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 71.2% | 1.1% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 63.4% | 3.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 51.1% | 1.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 40.7% | 3.6% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 31.4% | 3.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Morocco or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 31.4% against 28.2% in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Morocco and Pakistan?
- 3.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Pakistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Morocco and Pakistan rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Morocco ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 12th 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.