Netherlands vs Poland: Share of population with no formal education
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2020
Poland
0.2%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
104th
Poland rank
104th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 104th and Poland ranks 104th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 27.4% | 70.0% | 42.6% | Poland |
| 1880s | 24.5% | 65.6% | 41.1% | Poland |
| 1890s | 22.1% | 60.8% | 38.6% | Poland |
| 1900s | 19.2% | 54.4% | 35.2% | Poland |
| 1910s | 14.2% | 45.4% | 31.2% | Poland |
| 1920s | 8.4% | 38.0% | 29.5% | Poland |
| 1930s | 5.4% | 27.1% | 21.7% | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.8% | 13.0% | 10.2% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 7.8% | 5.9% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Netherlands ranks 104th and Poland ranks 104th 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.