Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Share of population with no formal education
Sri Lanka
2.7%
in 2020
Thailand
2.9%
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Thailand rank
57th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 4.9% | Thailand |
| 1880s | 93.5% | 99.8% | 6.3% | Thailand |
| 1890s | 89.3% | 99.4% | 10.1% | Thailand |
| 1900s | 83.5% | 96.8% | 13.4% | Thailand |
| 1910s | 72.9% | 89.5% | 16.5% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 60.8% | 87.3% | 26.5% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 48.2% | 79.5% | 31.2% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 38.9% | 65.2% | 26.3% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 32.5% | 44.7% | 12.2% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 26.6% | 31.7% | 5.1% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 19.5% | 4.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 9.9% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.2% | 2.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 57th 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.