New Zealand vs Peru: Share of population with no formal education
New Zealand
1.7%
in 2020
Peru
1.6%
in 2020
New Zealand rank
76th
Peru rank
77th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Peru ahead.
New Zealand ranks 76th and Peru ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 28.4% | 99.2% | 70.8% | Peru |
| 1880s | 23.6% | 98.4% | 74.8% | Peru |
| 1890s | 17.2% | 96.6% | 79.4% | Peru |
| 1900s | 11.4% | 91.2% | 79.9% | Peru |
| 1910s | 7.8% | 80.7% | 72.8% | Peru |
| 1920s | 4.8% | 69.1% | 64.3% | Peru |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 59.6% | 57.0% | Peru |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 47.6% | 45.5% | Peru |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 39.5% | 37.9% | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 33.4% | 31.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 23.4% | 22.2% | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 15.1% | 14.6% | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 11.6% | 11.5% | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 6.6% | 6.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, New Zealand or Peru?
- New Zealand, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between New Zealand and Peru?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- New Zealand ranks 76th and Peru ranks 77th 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.