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

Malawi
251,800 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
233,300 people
in 2100
Malawi rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195020252100

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 251,800 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 18,500 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.77 million people 780,900 people 989,800 people Malawi
2020s 1.70 million people 767,250 people 933,550 people Malawi
2030s 1.56 million people 755,300 people 803,750 people Malawi
2040s 1.37 million people 709,600 people 662,500 people Malawi
2050s 1.15 million people 635,200 people 513,300 people Malawi
2060s 904,200 people 546,500 people 357,700 people Malawi
2070s 672,050 people 453,200 people 218,850 people Malawi
2080s 480,500 people 365,000 people 115,500 people Malawi
2090s 335,700 people 286,050 people 49,650 people Malawi
2100s 251,800 people 233,300 people 18,500 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 251,800 people against 233,300 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
18,500 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Malawi ranks 44th 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.