Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Eritrea
247,000 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
233,300 people
in 2100
Eritrea rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M201520572100

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 247,000 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,700 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.36 million people 780,900 people 574,500 people Eritrea
2020s 969,100 people 767,250 people 201,850 people Eritrea
2030s 973,400 people 755,300 people 218,100 people Eritrea
2040s 916,600 people 709,600 people 207,000 people Eritrea
2050s 820,450 people 635,200 people 185,250 people Eritrea
2060s 696,500 people 546,500 people 150,000 people Eritrea
2070s 565,100 people 453,200 people 111,900 people Eritrea
2080s 436,800 people 365,000 people 71,800 people Eritrea
2090s 320,450 people 286,050 people 34,400 people Eritrea
2100s 247,000 people 233,300 people 13,700 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Eritrea, at 247,000 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
13,700 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Eritrea ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.