Uganda vs Zambia: Share of population with no formal education
Uganda
5.7%
in 2020
Zambia
6.8%
in 2020
Uganda rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 6.8% against 5.7% in Uganda, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 99.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 1910s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 1920s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 87.8% | 75.5% | 12.3% | Uganda |
| 1940s | 84.9% | 67.0% | 17.9% | Uganda |
| 1950s | 78.4% | 56.6% | 21.8% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 47.2% | 24.3% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 57.0% | 38.3% | 18.7% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 34.5% | 12.3% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 26.1% | 5.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.9% | 4.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.8% | 1.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 6.8% against 5.7% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Uganda and Zambia?
- 1.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Uganda ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.