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

South Korea
12,800 people
in 2100
Taiwan
12,600 people
in 2100
South Korea rank
114th
Taiwan rank
115th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

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

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12,800 people against 12,600 people in Taiwan, a difference of 200 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 114th and Taiwan ranks 115th of 200 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.86 million people 1.74 million people 5.13 million people South Korea
1960s 6.10 million people 1.61 million people 4.48 million people South Korea
1970s 4.98 million people 1.40 million people 3.58 million people South Korea
1980s 3.81 million people 1.12 million people 2.70 million people South Korea
1990s 2.86 million people 816,200 people 2.04 million people South Korea
2000s 2.01 million people 548,800 people 1.47 million people South Korea
2010s 1.38 million people 341,250 people 1.04 million people South Korea
2020s 849,700 people 183,350 people 666,350 people South Korea
2030s 416,050 people 99,200 people 316,850 people South Korea
2040s 178,950 people 61,600 people 117,350 people South Korea
2050s 91,150 people 51,000 people 40,150 people South Korea
2060s 60,150 people 46,300 people 13,850 people South Korea
2070s 43,050 people 38,450 people 4,600 people South Korea
2080s 29,800 people 28,300 people 1,500 people South Korea
2090s 19,100 people 18,600 people 500 people South Korea
2100s 12,800 people 12,600 people 200 people South Korea

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 Taiwan?
South Korea, at 12,800 people against 12,600 people in Taiwan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between South Korea and Taiwan?
200 people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
South Korea ranks 114th and Taiwan ranks 115th 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.