Netherlands vs Uruguay: Share of population with no formal education

Netherlands
0.2%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
104th
Uruguay rank
101st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Netherlands
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Uruguay Difference Ahead
1870s 27.4% 90.8% 63.4% Uruguay
1880s 24.5% 86.3% 61.8% Uruguay
1890s 22.1% 80.9% 58.8% Uruguay
1900s 19.2% 76.5% 57.3% Uruguay
1910s 14.2% 63.1% 48.9% Uruguay
1920s 8.4% 47.2% 38.8% Uruguay
1930s 5.4% 34.0% 28.6% Uruguay
1940s 2.8% 23.7% 20.9% Uruguay
1950s 1.9% 14.2% 12.4% Uruguay
1960s 1.6% 9.2% 7.6% Uruguay
1970s 1.6% 6.0% 4.4% Uruguay
1980s 1.8% 3.8% 2.1% Uruguay
1990s 1.3% 3.0% 1.7% Uruguay
2000s 2.0% 1.2% 0.8% Netherlands
2010s 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% Uruguay
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Netherlands or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Netherlands and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Netherlands ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st 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.