Philippines vs Zimbabwe: Share of population with no formal education
Philippines
1.8%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2020
Philippines rank
71st
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Philippines
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.5% | 100.0% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 97.3% | 100.0% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 95.4% | 100.0% | 4.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 92.7% | 99.8% | 7.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 88.5% | 97.4% | 8.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 74.7% | 92.0% | 17.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 62.1% | 79.3% | 17.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 54.3% | 66.6% | 12.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 33.7% | 54.5% | 20.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 22.7% | 40.2% | 17.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 27.1% | 15.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 22.7% | 15.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 10.5% | 5.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Philippines or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Philippines as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Philippines and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Philippines and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Philippines ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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.