Brazil vs Zambia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Brazil
604,900 people
in 2100
Zambia
562,600 people
in 2100
Brazil rank
33rd
Zambia rank
36th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Brazil
  • Zambia
05.0M10.0M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 604,900 people against 562,600 people in Zambia, a difference of 42,300 people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Brazil ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 15.02 million people 558,600 people 14.46 million people Brazil
1960s 16.42 million people 642,450 people 15.78 million people Brazil
1970s 17.08 million people 720,350 people 16.36 million people Brazil
1980s 16.95 million people 793,350 people 16.15 million people Brazil
1990s 16.09 million people 879,550 people 15.21 million people Brazil
2000s 14.61 million people 929,750 people 13.68 million people Brazil
2010s 12.50 million people 1.09 million people 11.41 million people Brazil
2020s 10.33 million people 1.24 million people 9.09 million people Brazil
2030s 8.06 million people 1.33 million people 6.74 million people Brazil
2040s 6.09 million people 1.35 million people 4.75 million people Brazil
2050s 4.45 million people 1.29 million people 3.15 million people Brazil
2060s 3.11 million people 1.17 million people 1.94 million people Brazil
2070s 2.10 million people 1.01 million people 1.09 million people Brazil
2080s 1.37 million people 843,950 people 527,000 people Brazil
2090s 864,650 people 679,300 people 185,350 people Brazil
2100s 604,900 people 562,600 people 42,300 people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Brazil or Zambia?
Brazil, at 604,900 people against 562,600 people in Zambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Brazil and Zambia?
42,300 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Brazil ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th 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.