Ethiopia vs India: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Ethiopia
10.24 million people
in 2100
India
9.76 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
3rd
India rank
4th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 10.24 million people against 9.76 million people in India, a difference of 480,100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and India in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia India Difference Ahead
1950s 9.90 million people 167.99 million people 158.09 million people India
1960s 12.23 million people 189.96 million people 177.73 million people India
1970s 15.05 million people 216.74 million people 201.69 million people India
1980s 17.49 million people 248.23 million people 230.74 million people India
1990s 21.99 million people 279.02 million people 257.03 million people India
2000s 26.56 million people 297.16 million people 270.60 million people India
2010s 31.28 million people 296.48 million people 265.19 million people India
2020s 35.50 million people 273.03 million people 237.53 million people India
2030s 36.82 million people 234.10 million people 197.28 million people India
2040s 36.02 million people 188.52 million people 152.49 million people India
2050s 33.13 million people 140.59 million people 107.46 million people India
2060s 28.64 million people 95.79 million people 67.15 million people India
2070s 23.33 million people 58.77 million people 35.43 million people India
2080s 17.99 million people 32.48 million people 14.50 million people India
2090s 13.23 million people 16.72 million people 3.49 million people India
2100s 10.24 million people 9.76 million people 480,100 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ethiopia or India?
Ethiopia, at 10.24 million people against 9.76 million people in India as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ethiopia and India?
480,100 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th 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.