France vs Russia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

France
81,100 people
in 2100
Russia
78,700 people
in 2100
France rank
67th
Russia rank
68th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • France
  • Russia
01.0M2.0M3.0M195020252100

How they compare

France currently reports 81,100 people against 78,700 people in Russia, a difference of 2,400 people.

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

France ranks 67th and Russia ranks 68th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.49 million people 1.62 million people 871,700 people France
1960s 2.02 million people 1.17 million people 849,350 people France
1970s 1.69 million people 778,850 people 907,050 people France
1980s 1.41 million people 528,950 people 877,750 people France
1990s 1.18 million people 383,000 people 798,100 people France
2000s 998,050 people 316,850 people 681,200 people France
2010s 859,650 people 291,000 people 568,650 people France
2020s 723,600 people 295,850 people 427,750 people France
2030s 597,350 people 317,200 people 280,150 people France
2040s 480,400 people 313,600 people 166,800 people France
2050s 377,450 people 290,000 people 87,450 people France
2060s 290,400 people 251,250 people 39,150 people France
2070s 217,600 people 199,400 people 18,200 people France
2080s 156,150 people 147,800 people 8,350 people France
2090s 108,550 people 105,000 people 3,550 people France
2100s 81,100 people 78,700 people 2,400 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, France or Russia?
France, at 81,100 people against 78,700 people in Russia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between France and Russia?
2,400 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do France and Russia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
France ranks 67th and Russia ranks 68th 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.