Belgium vs Bulgaria: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Belgium
7,400 people
in 2100
Bulgaria
6,700 people
in 2100
Belgium rank
129th
Bulgaria rank
131st

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
0500.0k1.0M1.5M195020252100

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7,400 people against 6,700 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 700 people.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 129th and Bulgaria ranks 131st of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1950s 1.48 million people 730,200 people 749,700 people Belgium
1960s 1.22 million people 544,300 people 674,950 people Belgium
1970s 963,350 people 386,600 people 576,750 people Belgium
1980s 737,100 people 253,000 people 484,100 people Belgium
1990s 548,250 people 158,900 people 389,350 people Belgium
2000s 392,900 people 102,300 people 290,600 people Belgium
2010s 274,200 people 77,850 people 196,350 people Belgium
2020s 182,200 people 61,350 people 120,850 people Belgium
2030s 117,600 people 51,900 people 65,700 people Belgium
2040s 76,050 people 45,300 people 30,750 people Belgium
2050s 49,500 people 38,550 people 10,950 people Belgium
2060s 32,550 people 30,950 people 1,600 people Belgium
2070s 21,950 people 22,550 people 600 people Bulgaria
2080s 15,250 people 14,850 people 400 people Belgium
2090s 10,400 people 9,550 people 850 people Belgium
2100s 7,400 people 6,700 people 700 people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Belgium, at 7,400 people against 6,700 people in Bulgaria as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Belgium and Bulgaria?
700 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Belgium ranks 129th and Bulgaria ranks 131st 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.