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

Colombia
266,900 people
in 2100
Mexico
300,400 people
in 2100
Colombia rank
41st
Mexico rank
40th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M195020252100

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 300,400 people against 266,900 people in Colombia, a difference of 33,500 people.

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

Across all 31 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 2.39 million people 10.38 million people 7.99 million people Mexico
1960s 2.48 million people 10.22 million people 7.74 million people Mexico
1970s 2.52 million people 10.05 million people 7.53 million people Mexico
1980s 2.51 million people 9.63 million people 7.13 million people Mexico
1990s 2.43 million people 8.40 million people 5.96 million people Mexico
2000s 2.31 million people 7.25 million people 4.94 million people Mexico
2010s 2.15 million people 5.87 million people 3.73 million people Mexico
2020s 1.95 million people 4.42 million people 2.47 million people Mexico
2030s 1.65 million people 3.24 million people 1.59 million people Mexico
2040s 1.37 million people 2.40 million people 1.03 million people Mexico
2050s 1.10 million people 1.76 million people 657,850 people Mexico
2060s 866,500 people 1.28 million people 410,650 people Mexico
2070s 662,000 people 903,350 people 241,350 people Mexico
2080s 487,200 people 617,050 people 129,850 people Mexico
2090s 347,550 people 413,400 people 65,850 people Mexico
2100s 266,900 people 300,400 people 33,500 people Mexico

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 Mexico?
Mexico, at 300,400 people against 266,900 people in Colombia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Colombia and Mexico?
33,500 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Colombia ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 40th 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.