Norway vs Syrian Arab Republic: Share of population with no formal education
Norway
7.7%
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
8.4%
in 2020
Norway rank
36th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
34th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Norway
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 8.4% against 7.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 36th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 36.5% | 99.8% | 63.3% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1880s | 31.6% | 99.6% | 67.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1890s | 26.6% | 99.2% | 72.6% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1900s | 19.6% | 97.7% | 78.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1910s | 12.8% | 93.8% | 81.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1920s | 10.1% | 87.1% | 77.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 82.6% | 76.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1940s | 4.2% | 76.9% | 72.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1950s | 3.2% | 72.2% | 69.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 66.0% | 64.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 52.3% | 50.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 34.3% | 32.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 19.1% | 19.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 12.8% | 11.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 11.7% | 4.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Norway or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 8.4% against 7.7% in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Norway and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Norway ranks 36th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 34th 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.