Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Liberia
230,300 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
233,300 people
in 2100
Liberia rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Liberia
  • Papua New Guinea
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M195020252100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 233,300 people against 230,300 people in Liberia, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.07 million people 780,900 people 289,700 people Liberia
2020s 1.05 million people 767,250 people 282,400 people Liberia
2030s 1.03 million people 755,300 people 274,750 people Liberia
2040s 955,400 people 709,600 people 245,800 people Liberia
2050s 837,100 people 635,200 people 201,900 people Liberia
2060s 692,000 people 546,500 people 145,500 people Liberia
2070s 545,900 people 453,200 people 92,700 people Liberia
2080s 415,200 people 365,000 people 50,200 people Liberia
2090s 302,200 people 286,050 people 16,150 people Liberia
2100s 230,300 people 233,300 people 3,000 people Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 233,300 people against 230,300 people in Liberia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
3,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Liberia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.