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

Papua New Guinea
233,300 people
in 2100
United States
230,800 people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
United States rank
48th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 233,300 people against 230,800 people in United States, a difference of 2,500 people.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and United States ranks 48th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United States Difference Ahead
2010s 780,900 people 2.66 million people 1.88 million people United States
2020s 767,250 people 2.40 million people 1.63 million people United States
2030s 755,300 people 2.08 million people 1.33 million people United States
2040s 709,600 people 1.75 million people 1.04 million people United States
2050s 635,200 people 1.43 million people 792,850 people United States
2060s 546,500 people 1.12 million people 571,650 people United States
2070s 453,200 people 820,050 people 366,850 people United States
2080s 365,000 people 552,900 people 187,900 people United States
2090s 286,050 people 346,100 people 60,050 people United States
2100s 233,300 people 230,800 people 2,500 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, Papua New Guinea or United States?
Papua New Guinea, at 233,300 people against 230,800 people in United States as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Papua New Guinea and United States?
2,500 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
18 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2100.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th and United States ranks 48th 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.