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

France
81,100 people
in 2100
Spain
83,400 people
in 2100
France rank
67th
Spain rank
66th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • France
  • Spain
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Spain currently reports 83,400 people against 81,100 people in France, a difference of 2,300 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 67th and Spain ranks 66th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 2.49 million people 4.07 million people 1.58 million people Spain
1960s 2.02 million people 3.13 million people 1.11 million people Spain
1970s 1.69 million people 2.34 million people 650,350 people Spain
1980s 1.41 million people 1.72 million people 313,850 people Spain
1990s 1.18 million people 1.26 million people 78,550 people Spain
2000s 998,050 people 930,400 people 67,650 people France
2010s 859,650 people 705,350 people 154,300 people France
2020s 723,600 people 511,950 people 211,650 people France
2030s 597,350 people 389,250 people 208,100 people France
2040s 480,400 people 320,800 people 159,600 people France
2050s 377,450 people 279,750 people 97,700 people France
2060s 290,400 people 240,750 people 49,650 people France
2070s 217,600 people 195,700 people 21,900 people France
2080s 156,150 people 150,200 people 5,950 people France
2090s 108,550 people 109,750 people 1,200 people Spain
2100s 81,100 people 83,400 people 2,300 people Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 83,400 people against 81,100 people in France as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between France and Spain?
2,300 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do France and Spain rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
France ranks 67th and Spain ranks 66th 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.