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

Colombia
266,900 people
in 2100
Malawi
251,800 people
in 2100
Colombia rank
41st
Malawi rank
44th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Colombia
  • Malawi
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195020252100

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 266,900 people against 251,800 people in Malawi, a difference of 15,100 people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Colombia ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 2.39 million people 1.14 million people 1.25 million people Colombia
1960s 2.48 million people 1.31 million people 1.17 million people Colombia
1970s 2.52 million people 1.46 million people 1.06 million people Colombia
1980s 2.51 million people 1.73 million people 775,000 people Colombia
1990s 2.43 million people 2.04 million people 394,400 people Colombia
2000s 2.31 million people 1.94 million people 368,800 people Colombia
2010s 2.15 million people 1.81 million people 337,100 people Colombia
2020s 1.95 million people 1.70 million people 244,200 people Colombia
2030s 1.65 million people 1.56 million people 92,050 people Colombia
2040s 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 850 people Malawi
2050s 1.10 million people 1.15 million people 44,900 people Malawi
2060s 866,500 people 904,200 people 37,700 people Malawi
2070s 662,000 people 672,050 people 10,050 people Malawi
2080s 487,200 people 480,500 people 6,700 people Colombia
2090s 347,550 people 335,700 people 11,850 people Colombia
2100s 266,900 people 251,800 people 15,100 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 Malawi?
Colombia, at 266,900 people against 251,800 people in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Colombia and Malawi?
15,100 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Colombia and Malawi rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Colombia ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 44th 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.