Ghana vs Malawi: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Ghana
258,400 people
in 2100
Malawi
251,800 people
in 2100
Ghana rank
43rd
Malawi rank
44th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 258,400 people against 251,800 people in Malawi, a difference of 6,600 people.

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

Ghana ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 2.46 million people 1.14 million people 1.32 million people Ghana
1960s 2.74 million people 1.31 million people 1.43 million people Ghana
1970s 2.88 million people 1.46 million people 1.42 million people Ghana
1980s 3.27 million people 1.73 million people 1.54 million people Ghana
1990s 3.58 million people 2.04 million people 1.54 million people Ghana
2000s 3.95 million people 1.94 million people 2.01 million people Ghana
2010s 4.10 million people 1.81 million people 2.29 million people Ghana
2020s 3.84 million people 1.70 million people 2.14 million people Ghana
2030s 3.44 million people 1.56 million people 1.88 million people Ghana
2040s 2.89 million people 1.37 million people 1.52 million people Ghana
2050s 2.24 million people 1.15 million people 1.09 million people Ghana
2060s 1.58 million people 904,200 people 675,550 people Ghana
2070s 1.02 million people 672,050 people 352,450 people Ghana
2080s 637,250 people 480,500 people 156,750 people Ghana
2090s 387,700 people 335,700 people 52,000 people Ghana
2100s 258,400 people 251,800 people 6,600 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ghana or Malawi?
Ghana, at 258,400 people against 251,800 people in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ghana and Malawi?
6,600 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ghana ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th 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.