New Zealand vs Poland: Number of adults with no formal education by region

New Zealand
4,300 people
in 2100
Poland
5,800 people
in 2100
New Zealand rank
136th
Poland rank
133rd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
020.0k40.0k60.0k195020252100

How they compare

Poland currently reports 5,800 people against 4,300 people in New Zealand, a difference of 1,500 people.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 136th and Poland ranks 133rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 23,550 people 550 people 23,000 people New Zealand
1960s 28,300 people 450 people 27,850 people New Zealand
1970s 34,650 people 350 people 34,300 people New Zealand
1980s 40,850 people 250 people 40,600 people New Zealand
1990s 44,950 people 100 people 44,850 people New Zealand
2000s 47,650 people 100 people 47,550 people New Zealand
2010s 49,950 people 200 people 49,750 people New Zealand
2020s 50,550 people 6,000 people 44,550 people New Zealand
2030s 46,300 people 11,000 people 35,300 people New Zealand
2040s 40,050 people 13,450 people 26,600 people New Zealand
2050s 32,700 people 14,550 people 18,150 people New Zealand
2060s 25,100 people 14,300 people 10,800 people New Zealand
2070s 17,750 people 12,650 people 5,100 people New Zealand
2080s 11,250 people 10,100 people 1,150 people New Zealand
2090s 6,600 people 7,500 people 900 people Poland
2100s 4,300 people 5,800 people 1,500 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, New Zealand or Poland?
Poland, at 5,800 people against 4,300 people in New Zealand as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between New Zealand and Poland?
1,500 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
New Zealand ranks 136th and Poland ranks 133rd 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.