Myanmar vs Tunisia: Share of population with no formal education

Myanmar
8.5%
in 2020
Tunisia
9.4%
in 2020
Myanmar rank
33rd
Tunisia rank
31st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tunisia
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 9.4% against 8.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tunisia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 33rd and Tunisia ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tunisia Difference Ahead
1870s 97.8% 99.9% 2.1% Tunisia
1880s 95.2% 99.9% 4.8% Tunisia
1890s 90.3% 99.8% 9.5% Tunisia
1900s 87.8% 99.6% 11.8% Tunisia
1910s 83.3% 98.2% 14.8% Tunisia
1920s 79.2% 96.9% 17.7% Tunisia
1930s 77.6% 95.1% 17.5% Tunisia
1940s 76.8% 92.2% 15.3% Tunisia
1950s 75.7% 89.0% 13.3% Tunisia
1960s 72.2% 83.1% 10.9% Tunisia
1970s 68.6% 68.0% 0.5% Myanmar
1980s 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Tunisia
1990s 28.6% 37.0% 8.3% Tunisia
2000s 19.5% 22.9% 3.4% Tunisia
2010s 12.3% 13.7% 1.4% Tunisia
2020s 8.5% 9.4% 0.9% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Myanmar or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 9.4% against 8.5% in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Myanmar and Tunisia?
0.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tunisia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Tunisia rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Myanmar ranks 33rd and Tunisia ranks 31st 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.