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

China
426,500 people
in 2100
Zambia
562,600 people
in 2100
China rank
38th
Zambia rank
36th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

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

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 562,600 people against 426,500 people in China, a difference of 136,100 people.

That makes Zambia'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 Zambia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 253.87 million people 558,600 people 253.31 million people China
1960s 212.16 million people 642,450 people 211.52 million people China
1970s 177.04 million people 720,350 people 176.32 million people China
1980s 144.86 million people 793,350 people 144.06 million people China
1990s 112.85 million people 879,550 people 111.97 million people China
2000s 82.20 million people 929,750 people 81.27 million people China
2010s 55.88 million people 1.09 million people 54.78 million people China
2020s 35.40 million people 1.24 million people 34.16 million people China
2030s 21.98 million people 1.33 million people 20.66 million people China
2040s 13.00 million people 1.35 million people 11.66 million people China
2050s 7.37 million people 1.29 million people 6.08 million people China
2060s 4.16 million people 1.17 million people 2.98 million people China
2070s 2.30 million people 1.01 million people 1.28 million people China
2080s 1.25 million people 843,950 people 409,250 people China
2090s 677,450 people 679,300 people 1,850 people Zambia
2100s 426,500 people 562,600 people 136,100 people Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 562,600 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 Zambia?
136,100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do China and Zambia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
China ranks 38th 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.