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

Laos
45,400 people
in 2100
Sri Lanka
47,600 people
in 2100
Laos rank
82nd
Sri Lanka rank
81st

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Laos
  • Sri Lanka
01.0M2.0M3.0M195020252100

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 47,600 people against 45,400 people in Laos, a difference of 2,200 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 82nd 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 Laos Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 783,200 people 2.78 million people 2.00 million people Sri Lanka
1960s 831,650 people 2.89 million people 2.06 million people Sri Lanka
1970s 843,100 people 3.11 million people 2.26 million people Sri Lanka
1980s 781,000 people 3.26 million people 2.48 million people Sri Lanka
1990s 773,950 people 3.18 million people 2.41 million people Sri Lanka
2000s 745,750 people 2.81 million people 2.06 million people Sri Lanka
2010s 703,950 people 2.35 million people 1.64 million people Sri Lanka
2020s 634,650 people 1.88 million people 1.24 million people Sri Lanka
2030s 553,800 people 1.43 million people 878,450 people Sri Lanka
2040s 459,800 people 1.02 million people 559,550 people Sri Lanka
2050s 359,700 people 667,200 people 307,500 people Sri Lanka
2060s 262,150 people 405,000 people 142,850 people Sri Lanka
2070s 177,150 people 236,450 people 59,300 people Sri Lanka
2080s 112,300 people 135,400 people 23,100 people Sri Lanka
2090s 68,050 people 76,000 people 7,950 people Sri Lanka
2100s 45,400 people 47,600 people 2,200 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, Laos or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 47,600 people against 45,400 people in Laos as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Laos and Sri Lanka?
2,200 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Laos ranks 82nd 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.