Mozambique vs Yemen: Share of population with no formal education

Mozambique
45.5%
in 2020
Yemen
38.0%
in 2020
Mozambique rank
5th
Yemen rank
7th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Mozambique
  • Yemen
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 45.5% against 38.0% in Yemen, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.

Mozambique ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Yemen Difference Ahead
1870s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Yemen
1880s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Yemen
1890s 99.8% 99.9% 0.1% Yemen
1900s 99.7% 99.9% 0.2% Yemen
1910s 99.4% 99.8% 0.4% Yemen
1920s 98.5% 99.8% 1.2% Yemen
1930s 96.0% 99.8% 3.8% Yemen
1940s 88.3% 99.7% 11.4% Yemen
1950s 83.5% 99.5% 16.0% Yemen
1960s 74.1% 99.1% 25.0% Yemen
1970s 73.3% 98.5% 25.1% Yemen
1980s 70.5% 93.2% 22.6% Yemen
1990s 77.2% 80.2% 3.0% Yemen
2000s 75.0% 66.4% 8.5% Mozambique
2010s 61.2% 50.9% 10.3% Mozambique
2020s 45.5% 38.0% 7.5% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Mozambique or Yemen?
Mozambique, at 45.5% against 38.0% in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Mozambique and Yemen?
7.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Yemen?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Yemen rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Mozambique ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.