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

Italy
35,500 people
in 2100
Portugal
32,400 people
in 2100
Italy rank
85th
Portugal rank
88th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

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

How they compare

Italy currently reports 35,500 people against 32,400 people in Portugal, a difference of 3,100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 4.09 million people 3.12 million people 972,400 people Italy
1960s 3.12 million people 2.75 million people 370,200 people Italy
1970s 2.26 million people 2.24 million people 26,550 people Italy
1980s 1.57 million people 1.96 million people 387,500 people Portugal
1990s 1.08 million people 1.59 million people 511,550 people Portugal
2000s 719,100 people 1.22 million people 497,750 people Portugal
2010s 469,850 people 871,900 people 402,050 people Portugal
2020s 303,750 people 555,550 people 251,800 people Portugal
2030s 219,750 people 342,150 people 122,400 people Portugal
2040s 176,550 people 229,050 people 52,500 people Portugal
2050s 150,250 people 168,600 people 18,350 people Portugal
2060s 124,350 people 126,350 people 2,000 people Portugal
2070s 95,250 people 91,950 people 3,300 people Italy
2080s 69,200 people 64,950 people 4,250 people Italy
2090s 48,300 people 44,500 people 3,800 people Italy
2100s 35,500 people 32,400 people 3,100 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, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 35,500 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 Italy and Portugal?
3,100 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Italy ranks 85th 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.