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
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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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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.