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

Bulgaria
6,700 people
in 2100
Poland
5,800 people
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
131st
Poland rank
133rd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195020252100

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6,700 people against 5,800 people in Poland, a difference of 900 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Poland ranks 133rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 730,200 people 550 people 729,650 people Bulgaria
1960s 544,300 people 450 people 543,850 people Bulgaria
1970s 386,600 people 350 people 386,250 people Bulgaria
1980s 253,000 people 250 people 252,750 people Bulgaria
1990s 158,900 people 100 people 158,800 people Bulgaria
2000s 102,300 people 100 people 102,200 people Bulgaria
2010s 77,850 people 200 people 77,650 people Bulgaria
2020s 61,350 people 6,000 people 55,350 people Bulgaria
2030s 51,900 people 11,000 people 40,900 people Bulgaria
2040s 45,300 people 13,450 people 31,850 people Bulgaria
2050s 38,550 people 14,550 people 24,000 people Bulgaria
2060s 30,950 people 14,300 people 16,650 people Bulgaria
2070s 22,550 people 12,650 people 9,900 people Bulgaria
2080s 14,850 people 10,100 people 4,750 people Bulgaria
2090s 9,550 people 7,500 people 2,050 people Bulgaria
2100s 6,700 people 5,800 people 900 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Bulgaria or Poland?
Bulgaria, at 6,700 people against 5,800 people in Poland as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Bulgaria and Poland?
900 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Poland ranks 133rd 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.