Romania vs Russian Federation: Share of population with no formal education
Romania
1.0%
in 2020
Russian Federation
1.0%
in 2020
Romania rank
84th
Russian Federation rank
84th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Romania
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 84th and Russian Federation ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 10 and Russian Federation in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 95.4% | 94.5% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1880s | 94.0% | 92.7% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 1890s | 91.9% | 90.3% | 1.6% | Romania |
| 1900s | 87.2% | 83.8% | 3.4% | Romania |
| 1910s | 72.2% | 74.1% | 1.8% | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 53.4% | 64.3% | 10.9% | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 39.3% | 48.4% | 9.1% | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 22.7% | 24.6% | 1.9% | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Romania or Russian Federation?
- Romania, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Russian Federation as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Romania and Russian Federation?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Russian Federation?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Russian Federation rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Romania ranks 84th and Russian Federation ranks 84th 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.