China vs Syria: Number of adults with no formal education by region
China
426,500 people
in 2100
Syria
580,300 people
in 2100
China rank
38th
Syria rank
35th
Number of adults with no formal education by region over time
- China
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 580,300 people against 426,500 people in China, a difference of 153,800 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 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 Syria ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 253.87 million people | 1.64 million people | 252.23 million people | China |
| 1960s | 212.16 million people | 1.70 million people | 210.46 million people | China |
| 1970s | 177.04 million people | 1.82 million people | 175.22 million people | China |
| 1980s | 144.86 million people | 1.95 million people | 142.90 million people | China |
| 1990s | 112.85 million people | 2.08 million people | 110.77 million people | China |
| 2000s | 82.20 million people | 2.11 million people | 80.08 million people | China |
| 2010s | 55.88 million people | 1.96 million people | 53.92 million people | China |
| 2020s | 35.40 million people | 1.61 million people | 33.80 million people | China |
| 2030s | 21.98 million people | 1.49 million people | 20.50 million people | China |
| 2040s | 13.00 million people | 1.33 million people | 11.67 million people | China |
| 2050s | 7.37 million people | 1.19 million people | 6.18 million people | China |
| 2060s | 4.16 million people | 1.05 million people | 3.10 million people | China |
| 2070s | 2.30 million people | 914,100 people | 1.38 million people | China |
| 2080s | 1.25 million people | 793,000 people | 460,200 people | China |
| 2090s | 677,450 people | 674,650 people | 2,800 people | China |
| 2100s | 426,500 people | 580,300 people | 153,800 people | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 580,300 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 Syria?
- 153,800 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do China and Syria rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
- China ranks 38th and Syria ranks 35th 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
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.