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
01.0M2.0M3.0M195020252100

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

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.