Romania vs Switzerland: Share of population with no formal education
Romania
1.0%
in 2020
Switzerland
1.1%
in 2020
Romania rank
84th
Switzerland rank
81st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 95.4% | 24.5% | 70.9% | Romania |
| 1880s | 94.0% | 19.4% | 74.6% | Romania |
| 1890s | 91.9% | 14.2% | 77.8% | Romania |
| 1900s | 87.2% | 10.3% | 76.9% | Romania |
| 1910s | 72.2% | 6.7% | 65.6% | Romania |
| 1920s | 53.4% | 2.8% | 50.6% | Romania |
| 1930s | 39.3% | 1.5% | 37.8% | Romania |
| 1940s | 22.7% | 0.5% | 22.2% | Romania |
| 1950s | 13.2% | 0.2% | 13.0% | Romania |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 1.3% | 8.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 9.3% | 6.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 10.2% | 8.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Romania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Romania and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Romania ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 81st 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.