Netherlands vs Taiwan, China: Share of population with no formal education

Netherlands
0.2%
in 2020
Taiwan, China
0.2%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
104th
Taiwan, China rank
104th

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Netherlands
  • Taiwan, China
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Netherlands ranks 104th and Taiwan, China ranks 104th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1870s 27.4% 100.0% 72.7% Taiwan, China
1880s 24.5% 100.0% 75.5% Taiwan, China
1890s 22.1% 99.9% 77.8% Taiwan, China
1900s 19.2% 99.4% 80.2% Taiwan, China
1910s 14.2% 97.8% 83.6% Taiwan, China
1920s 8.4% 88.0% 79.6% Taiwan, China
1930s 5.4% 75.3% 69.8% Taiwan, China
1940s 2.8% 60.8% 58.0% Taiwan, China
1950s 1.9% 41.1% 39.3% Taiwan, China
1960s 1.6% 30.0% 28.4% Taiwan, China
1970s 1.6% 20.4% 18.8% Taiwan, China
1980s 1.8% 12.2% 10.5% Taiwan, China
1990s 1.3% 5.5% 4.2% Taiwan, China
2000s 2.0% 1.4% 0.6% Netherlands
2010s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Taiwan, China
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 Taiwan, China?
Netherlands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Netherlands and Taiwan, China?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Taiwan, China?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Taiwan, China rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Netherlands ranks 104th and Taiwan, China 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

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.