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

Greece
32,700 people
in 2100
Turkey
35,400 people
in 2100
Greece rank
87th
Turkey rank
86th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Greece
  • Turkey
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 35,400 people against 32,700 people in Greece, a difference of 2,700 people.

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

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

Greece ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 86th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 1.52 million people 7.57 million people 6.05 million people Turkey
1960s 1.28 million people 7.40 million people 6.11 million people Turkey
1970s 983,650 people 6.58 million people 5.59 million people Turkey
1980s 713,150 people 5.49 million people 4.78 million people Turkey
1990s 505,750 people 4.38 million people 3.87 million people Turkey
2000s 338,300 people 3.41 million people 3.07 million people Turkey
2010s 223,250 people 2.59 million people 2.37 million people Turkey
2020s 153,500 people 1.89 million people 1.74 million people Turkey
2030s 115,100 people 1.33 million people 1.21 million people Turkey
2040s 97,900 people 914,500 people 816,600 people Turkey
2050s 88,500 people 627,600 people 539,100 people Turkey
2060s 78,500 people 427,250 people 348,750 people Turkey
2070s 65,600 people 263,950 people 198,350 people Turkey
2080s 51,650 people 134,500 people 82,850 people Turkey
2090s 39,800 people 61,100 people 21,300 people Turkey
2100s 32,700 people 35,400 people 2,700 people Turkey

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 Turkey?
Turkey, at 35,400 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 Turkey?
2,700 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Greece ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 86th 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.