South Korea vs Singapore: Number of adults with no formal education by region

South Korea
12,800 people
in 2100
Singapore
16,700 people
in 2100
South Korea rank
114th
Singapore rank
111th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • South Korea
  • Singapore
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 16,700 people against 12,800 people in South Korea, a difference of 3,900 people.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 111th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 12 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 6.86 million people 365,250 people 6.50 million people South Korea
1960s 6.10 million people 424,000 people 5.67 million people South Korea
1970s 4.98 million people 411,850 people 4.57 million people South Korea
1980s 3.81 million people 373,350 people 3.44 million people South Korea
1990s 2.86 million people 329,450 people 2.53 million people South Korea
2000s 2.01 million people 281,250 people 1.73 million people South Korea
2010s 1.38 million people 216,350 people 1.16 million people South Korea
2020s 849,700 people 165,250 people 684,450 people South Korea
2030s 416,050 people 124,850 people 291,200 people South Korea
2040s 178,950 people 91,200 people 87,750 people South Korea
2050s 91,150 people 68,450 people 22,700 people South Korea
2060s 60,150 people 55,500 people 4,650 people South Korea
2070s 43,050 people 45,600 people 2,550 people Singapore
2080s 29,800 people 34,950 people 5,150 people Singapore
2090s 19,100 people 24,050 people 4,950 people Singapore
2100s 12,800 people 16,700 people 3,900 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, South Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 16,700 people against 12,800 people in South Korea as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between South Korea and Singapore?
3,900 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
South Korea ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 111th 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.