Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of adults with no formal education by region
Japan
42,800 people
in 2100
Sri Lanka
47,600 people
in 2100
Japan rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Number of adults with no formal education by region over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 47,600 people against 42,800 people in Japan, a difference of 4,800 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.54 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.24 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 905,800 people | 2.89 million people | 1.98 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 534,800 people | 3.11 million people | 2.57 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 339,700 people | 3.26 million people | 2.92 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 232,750 people | 3.18 million people | 2.95 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 172,000 people | 2.81 million people | 2.63 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 134,950 people | 2.35 million people | 2.21 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 114,900 people | 1.88 million people | 1.76 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2030s | 108,250 people | 1.43 million people | 1.32 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2040s | 101,850 people | 1.02 million people | 917,500 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2050s | 96,700 people | 667,200 people | 570,500 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2060s | 90,350 people | 405,000 people | 314,650 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2070s | 80,500 people | 236,450 people | 155,950 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2080s | 67,750 people | 135,400 people | 67,650 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2090s | 53,350 people | 76,000 people | 22,650 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2100s | 42,800 people | 47,600 people | 4,800 people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 47,600 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 Sri Lanka?
- 4,800 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
- Japan ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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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About this data
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.