Taiwan, China vs Uruguay: Share of population with no formal education

Taiwan, China
0.2%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2020
Taiwan, China rank
104th
Uruguay rank
101st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Taiwan, China
  • Uruguay
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Taiwan, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Taiwan, China ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Taiwan, China averaged higher in 14 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan, China Uruguay Difference Ahead
1870s 100.0% 90.8% 9.2% Taiwan, China
1880s 100.0% 86.3% 13.7% Taiwan, China
1890s 99.9% 80.9% 19.0% Taiwan, China
1900s 99.4% 76.5% 22.9% Taiwan, China
1910s 97.8% 63.1% 34.7% Taiwan, China
1920s 88.0% 47.2% 40.8% Taiwan, China
1930s 75.3% 34.0% 41.2% Taiwan, China
1940s 60.8% 23.7% 37.1% Taiwan, China
1950s 41.1% 14.2% 26.9% Taiwan, China
1960s 30.0% 9.2% 20.8% Taiwan, China
1970s 20.4% 6.0% 14.3% Taiwan, China
1980s 12.2% 3.8% 8.4% Taiwan, China
1990s 5.5% 3.0% 2.5% Taiwan, China
2000s 1.4% 1.2% 0.2% Taiwan, China
2010s 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% Uruguay
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Taiwan, China or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Taiwan, China and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan, China and Uruguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Taiwan, China and Uruguay rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Taiwan, China ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st 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

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.