Colombia vs Ghana: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Colombia
266,900 people
in 2100
Ghana
258,400 people
in 2100
Colombia rank
41st
Ghana rank
43rd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Colombia
  • Ghana
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 266,900 people against 258,400 people in Ghana, a difference of 8,500 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 43rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ghana Difference Ahead
1950s 2.39 million people 2.46 million people 66,200 people Ghana
1960s 2.48 million people 2.74 million people 259,500 people Ghana
1970s 2.52 million people 2.88 million people 357,300 people Ghana
1980s 2.51 million people 3.27 million people 765,950 people Ghana
1990s 2.43 million people 3.58 million people 1.15 million people Ghana
2000s 2.31 million people 3.95 million people 1.64 million people Ghana
2010s 2.15 million people 4.10 million people 1.95 million people Ghana
2020s 1.95 million people 3.84 million people 1.90 million people Ghana
2030s 1.65 million people 3.44 million people 1.79 million people Ghana
2040s 1.37 million people 2.89 million people 1.52 million people Ghana
2050s 1.10 million people 2.24 million people 1.14 million people Ghana
2060s 866,500 people 1.58 million people 713,250 people Ghana
2070s 662,000 people 1.02 million people 362,500 people Ghana
2080s 487,200 people 637,250 people 150,050 people Ghana
2090s 347,550 people 387,700 people 40,150 people Ghana
2100s 266,900 people 258,400 people 8,500 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Colombia or Ghana?
Colombia, at 266,900 people against 258,400 people in Ghana as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Colombia and Ghana?
8,500 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Colombia ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 43rd 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.