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

Ethiopia
10.24 million people
in 2100
Pakistan
25.69 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
2nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
020.0M40.0M60.0M195020252100

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 25.69 million people against 10.24 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 15.45 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.5 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 9.90 million people 20.51 million people 10.61 million people Pakistan
1960s 12.23 million people 23.57 million people 11.34 million people Pakistan
1970s 15.05 million people 27.34 million people 12.29 million people Pakistan
1980s 17.49 million people 34.98 million people 17.49 million people Pakistan
1990s 21.99 million people 43.50 million people 21.51 million people Pakistan
2000s 26.56 million people 52.22 million people 25.66 million people Pakistan
2010s 31.28 million people 59.17 million people 27.89 million people Pakistan
2020s 35.50 million people 61.52 million people 26.01 million people Pakistan
2030s 36.82 million people 64.21 million people 27.38 million people Pakistan
2040s 36.02 million people 63.55 million people 27.53 million people Pakistan
2050s 33.13 million people 60.21 million people 27.08 million people Pakistan
2060s 28.64 million people 54.61 million people 25.97 million people Pakistan
2070s 23.33 million people 47.44 million people 24.10 million people Pakistan
2080s 17.99 million people 39.35 million people 21.36 million people Pakistan
2090s 13.23 million people 31.27 million people 18.04 million people Pakistan
2100s 10.24 million people 25.69 million people 15.45 million people Pakistan

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 Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 25.69 million people against 10.24 million people in Ethiopia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
15.45 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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.