Bhutan vs South Korea: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Bhutan
14,100 people
in 2100
South Korea
12,800 people
in 2100
Bhutan rank
113th
South Korea rank
114th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 14,100 people against 12,800 people in South Korea, a difference of 1,300 people.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 113th and South Korea ranks 114th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 101,100 people 6.86 million people 6.76 million people South Korea
1960s 131,250 people 6.10 million people 5.96 million people South Korea
1970s 167,950 people 4.98 million people 4.81 million people South Korea
1980s 211,300 people 3.81 million people 3.60 million people South Korea
1990s 229,400 people 2.86 million people 2.63 million people South Korea
2000s 233,900 people 2.01 million people 1.78 million people South Korea
2010s 236,950 people 1.38 million people 1.14 million people South Korea
2020s 217,350 people 849,700 people 632,350 people South Korea
2030s 191,050 people 416,050 people 225,000 people South Korea
2040s 160,450 people 178,950 people 18,500 people South Korea
2050s 127,550 people 91,150 people 36,400 people Bhutan
2060s 94,400 people 60,150 people 34,250 people Bhutan
2070s 63,400 people 43,050 people 20,350 people Bhutan
2080s 38,600 people 29,800 people 8,800 people Bhutan
2090s 22,050 people 19,100 people 2,950 people Bhutan
2100s 14,100 people 12,800 people 1,300 people Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Bhutan or South Korea?
Bhutan, at 14,100 people against 12,800 people in South Korea as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Bhutan and South Korea?
1,300 people, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Bhutan and South Korea rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Bhutan ranks 113th and South Korea ranks 114th 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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About this data

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.