Canada vs United Kingdom: Share of the world's population with formal basic education

Canada
0.0%
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.0%
in 2020
Canada rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
21st

Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
00.250.50.751195019852020

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 25 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% Canada
1960s 0.9% 0.0% 0.9% Canada
1970s 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% Canada
1980s 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% Canada
1990s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Canada
2000s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Canada
2010s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Canada
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Canada or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Canada and United Kingdom?
0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
Canada ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic 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 the world's population with formal basic education
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
25 places, 375 data points, 1950–2020
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Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.