India vs Pakistan: Number of adults with no formal education by region

India
9.76 million people
in 2100
Pakistan
25.69 million people
in 2100
India rank
4th
Pakistan rank
2nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 25.69 million people against 9.76 million people in India, a difference of 15.93 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.6 times India's.

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

India ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 167.99 million people 20.51 million people 147.48 million people India
1960s 189.96 million people 23.57 million people 166.39 million people India
1970s 216.74 million people 27.34 million people 189.39 million people India
1980s 248.23 million people 34.98 million people 213.24 million people India
1990s 279.02 million people 43.50 million people 235.52 million people India
2000s 297.16 million people 52.22 million people 244.94 million people India
2010s 296.48 million people 59.17 million people 237.31 million people India
2020s 273.03 million people 61.52 million people 211.51 million people India
2030s 234.10 million people 64.21 million people 169.89 million people India
2040s 188.52 million people 63.55 million people 124.96 million people India
2050s 140.59 million people 60.21 million people 80.38 million people India
2060s 95.79 million people 54.61 million people 41.18 million people India
2070s 58.77 million people 47.44 million people 11.33 million people India
2080s 32.48 million people 39.35 million people 6.86 million people Pakistan
2090s 16.72 million people 31.27 million people 14.54 million people Pakistan
2100s 9.76 million people 25.69 million people 15.93 million people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, India or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 25.69 million people against 9.76 million people in India as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between India and Pakistan?
15.93 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
India ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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.