Sweden vs Türkiye: Share of population with no formal education
Sweden
3.1%
in 2020
Türkiye
3.7%
in 2020
Sweden rank
53rd
Türkiye rank
50th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Sweden
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 3.7% against 3.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 20.9% | 99.8% | 78.9% | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 17.4% | 99.7% | 82.2% | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 14.4% | 99.3% | 84.9% | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 11.8% | 96.8% | 85.0% | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 9.0% | 95.8% | 86.8% | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 5.8% | 92.4% | 86.6% | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 4.3% | 88.6% | 84.2% | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 84.1% | 81.6% | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 75.2% | 74.0% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 61.3% | 60.4% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 48.5% | 47.1% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 32.2% | 30.7% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 21.6% | 19.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 10.6% | 8.6% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Sweden or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 3.7% against 3.1% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Sweden and Türkiye?
- 0.6%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Türkiye?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sweden and Türkiye rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Sweden ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 50th 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.