Finland vs Norway: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Finland
1,200 people
in 2100
Norway
1,400 people
in 2100
Finland rank
171st
Norway rank
168th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
05.0k10.0k15.0k195020252100

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,400 people against 1,200 people in Finland, a difference of 200 people.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

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

Finland ranks 171st and Norway ranks 168th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 200 people 10,050 people 9,850 people Norway
1960s 200 people 11,200 people 11,000 people Norway
1970s 200 people 12,600 people 12,400 people Norway
1980s 200 people 13,150 people 12,950 people Norway
1990s 100 people 13,200 people 13,100 people Norway
2000s 100 people 12,600 people 12,500 people Norway
2010s 100 people 12,550 people 12,450 people Norway
2020s 850 people 12,000 people 11,150 people Norway
2030s 1,750 people 11,450 people 9,700 people Norway
2040s 2,200 people 10,150 people 7,950 people Norway
2050s 2,450 people 8,750 people 6,300 people Norway
2060s 2,500 people 7,250 people 4,750 people Norway
2070s 2,300 people 5,300 people 3,000 people Norway
2080s 1,900 people 3,450 people 1,550 people Norway
2090s 1,500 people 2,050 people 550 people Norway
2100s 1,200 people 1,400 people 200 people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 1,400 people against 1,200 people in Finland as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Finland and Norway?
200 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Finland ranks 171st and Norway ranks 168th 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.