China vs Indonesia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

China
426,500 people
in 2100
Indonesia
535,800 people
in 2100
China rank
38th
Indonesia rank
37th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 535,800 people against 426,500 people in China, a difference of 109,300 people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times China's.

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

China ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 14 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 253.87 million people 26.44 million people 227.43 million people China
1960s 212.16 million people 27.99 million people 184.17 million people China
1970s 177.04 million people 26.99 million people 150.05 million people China
1980s 144.86 million people 25.19 million people 119.67 million people China
1990s 112.85 million people 21.76 million people 91.10 million people China
2000s 82.20 million people 17.62 million people 64.57 million people China
2010s 55.88 million people 13.46 million people 42.42 million people China
2020s 35.40 million people 9.74 million people 25.66 million people China
2030s 21.98 million people 6.59 million people 15.39 million people China
2040s 13.00 million people 4.44 million people 8.56 million people China
2050s 7.37 million people 2.95 million people 4.42 million people China
2060s 4.16 million people 2.02 million people 2.14 million people China
2070s 2.30 million people 1.42 million people 872,500 people China
2080s 1.25 million people 1.01 million people 245,350 people China
2090s 677,450 people 706,850 people 29,400 people Indonesia
2100s 426,500 people 535,800 people 109,300 people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, China or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 535,800 people against 426,500 people in China as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between China and Indonesia?
109,300 people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
China ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 37th 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.