Australia vs Germany: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Australia
19,300 people
in 2100
Germany
18,100 people
in 2100
Australia rank
104th
Germany rank
106th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
0500.0k1.0M1.5M195020252100

How they compare

Australia currently reports 19,300 people against 18,100 people in Germany, a difference of 1,200 people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 104th and Germany ranks 106th of 200 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 1.28 million people 750 people 1.28 million people Australia
1960s 997,350 people 600 people 996,750 people Australia
1970s 731,100 people 450 people 730,650 people Australia
1980s 521,550 people 350 people 521,200 people Australia
1990s 362,850 people 300 people 362,550 people Australia
2000s 245,100 people 350 people 244,750 people Australia
2010s 171,150 people 450 people 170,700 people Australia
2020s 127,450 people 15,400 people 112,050 people Australia
2030s 107,700 people 31,000 people 76,700 people Australia
2040s 92,500 people 38,650 people 53,850 people Australia
2050s 79,200 people 43,000 people 36,200 people Australia
2060s 66,100 people 43,400 people 22,700 people Australia
2070s 52,100 people 38,950 people 13,150 people Australia
2080s 38,150 people 31,650 people 6,500 people Australia
2090s 26,250 people 23,550 people 2,700 people Australia
2100s 19,300 people 18,100 people 1,200 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 19,300 people against 18,100 people in Germany as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Australia and Germany?
1,200 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Australia ranks 104th and Germany ranks 106th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.