Japan vs Laos: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Japan
42,800 people
in 2100
Laos
45,400 people
in 2100
Japan rank
83rd
Laos rank
82nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Japan
  • Laos
0500.0k1.0M1.5M195020252100

How they compare

Laos currently reports 45,400 people against 42,800 people in Japan, a difference of 2,600 people.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 83rd and Laos ranks 82nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 1.54 million people 783,200 people 752,400 people Japan
1960s 905,800 people 831,650 people 74,150 people Japan
1970s 534,800 people 843,100 people 308,300 people Laos
1980s 339,700 people 781,000 people 441,300 people Laos
1990s 232,750 people 773,950 people 541,200 people Laos
2000s 172,000 people 745,750 people 573,750 people Laos
2010s 134,950 people 703,950 people 569,000 people Laos
2020s 114,900 people 634,650 people 519,750 people Laos
2030s 108,250 people 553,800 people 445,550 people Laos
2040s 101,850 people 459,800 people 357,950 people Laos
2050s 96,700 people 359,700 people 263,000 people Laos
2060s 90,350 people 262,150 people 171,800 people Laos
2070s 80,500 people 177,150 people 96,650 people Laos
2080s 67,750 people 112,300 people 44,550 people Laos
2090s 53,350 people 68,050 people 14,700 people Laos
2100s 42,800 people 45,400 people 2,600 people Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Japan or Laos?
Laos, at 45,400 people against 42,800 people in Japan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Japan and Laos?
2,600 people, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Japan and Laos rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Japan ranks 83rd and Laos ranks 82nd 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.