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

Greece
32,700 people
in 2100
Portugal
32,400 people
in 2100
Greece rank
87th
Portugal rank
88th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
01.0M2.0M3.0M195020252100

How they compare

Greece currently reports 32,700 people against 32,400 people in Portugal, a difference of 300 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 1.52 million people 3.12 million people 1.59 million people Portugal
1960s 1.28 million people 2.75 million people 1.47 million people Portugal
1970s 983,650 people 2.24 million people 1.25 million people Portugal
1980s 713,150 people 1.96 million people 1.24 million people Portugal
1990s 505,750 people 1.59 million people 1.08 million people Portugal
2000s 338,300 people 1.22 million people 878,550 people Portugal
2010s 223,250 people 871,900 people 648,650 people Portugal
2020s 153,500 people 555,550 people 402,050 people Portugal
2030s 115,100 people 342,150 people 227,050 people Portugal
2040s 97,900 people 229,050 people 131,150 people Portugal
2050s 88,500 people 168,600 people 80,100 people Portugal
2060s 78,500 people 126,350 people 47,850 people Portugal
2070s 65,600 people 91,950 people 26,350 people Portugal
2080s 51,650 people 64,950 people 13,300 people Portugal
2090s 39,800 people 44,500 people 4,700 people Portugal
2100s 32,700 people 32,400 people 300 people Greece

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 Portugal?
Greece, at 32,700 people against 32,400 people in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Greece and Portugal?
300 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th 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.