Greece vs Italy: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Greece
32,700 people
in 2100
Italy
35,500 people
in 2100
Greece rank
87th
Italy rank
85th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Italy currently reports 35,500 people against 32,700 people in Greece, a difference of 2,800 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 87th and Italy ranks 85th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 1.52 million people 4.09 million people 2.56 million people Italy
1960s 1.28 million people 3.12 million people 1.84 million people Italy
1970s 983,650 people 2.26 million people 1.28 million people Italy
1980s 713,150 people 1.57 million people 855,800 people Italy
1990s 505,750 people 1.08 million people 569,700 people Italy
2000s 338,300 people 719,100 people 380,800 people Italy
2010s 223,250 people 469,850 people 246,600 people Italy
2020s 153,500 people 303,750 people 150,250 people Italy
2030s 115,100 people 219,750 people 104,650 people Italy
2040s 97,900 people 176,550 people 78,650 people Italy
2050s 88,500 people 150,250 people 61,750 people Italy
2060s 78,500 people 124,350 people 45,850 people Italy
2070s 65,600 people 95,250 people 29,650 people Italy
2080s 51,650 people 69,200 people 17,550 people Italy
2090s 39,800 people 48,300 people 8,500 people Italy
2100s 32,700 people 35,500 people 2,800 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Greece or Italy?
Italy, at 35,500 people against 32,700 people in Greece as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Greece and Italy?
2,800 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Greece ranks 87th and Italy ranks 85th 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.