Serbia vs Switzerland: Share of population with no formal education
Serbia
1.2%
in 2020
Switzerland
1.1%
in 2020
Serbia rank
80th
Switzerland rank
81st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Serbia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 80th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 13 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.1% | 24.5% | 73.6% | Serbia |
| 1880s | 96.7% | 19.4% | 77.2% | Serbia |
| 1890s | 93.8% | 14.2% | 79.7% | Serbia |
| 1900s | 84.4% | 10.3% | 74.1% | Serbia |
| 1910s | 71.3% | 6.7% | 64.7% | Serbia |
| 1920s | 58.4% | 2.8% | 55.6% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 47.1% | 1.5% | 45.6% | Serbia |
| 1940s | 38.8% | 0.5% | 38.3% | Serbia |
| 1950s | 32.0% | 0.2% | 31.8% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 23.0% | 1.3% | 21.7% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 4.2% | 10.4% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 4.8% | 5.1% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 9.3% | 3.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 10.2% | 8.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Serbia or Switzerland?
- Serbia, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Serbia and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Serbia and Switzerland rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Serbia ranks 80th 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.