Portugal vs Turkey: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Portugal
32,400 people
in 2100
Turkey
35,400 people
in 2100
Portugal rank
88th
Turkey rank
86th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Portugal
  • Turkey
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 35,400 people against 32,400 people in Portugal, a difference of 3,000 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Portugal ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 86th of 200 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 3.12 million people 7.57 million people 4.45 million people Turkey
1960s 2.75 million people 7.40 million people 4.64 million people Turkey
1970s 2.24 million people 6.58 million people 4.34 million people Turkey
1980s 1.96 million people 5.49 million people 3.54 million people Turkey
1990s 1.59 million people 4.38 million people 2.79 million people Turkey
2000s 1.22 million people 3.41 million people 2.19 million people Turkey
2010s 871,900 people 2.59 million people 1.72 million people Turkey
2020s 555,550 people 1.89 million people 1.34 million people Turkey
2030s 342,150 people 1.33 million people 987,900 people Turkey
2040s 229,050 people 914,500 people 685,450 people Turkey
2050s 168,600 people 627,600 people 459,000 people Turkey
2060s 126,350 people 427,250 people 300,900 people Turkey
2070s 91,950 people 263,950 people 172,000 people Turkey
2080s 64,950 people 134,500 people 69,550 people Turkey
2090s 44,500 people 61,100 people 16,600 people Turkey
2100s 32,400 people 35,400 people 3,000 people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Portugal or Turkey?
Turkey, at 35,400 people against 32,400 people in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Portugal and Turkey?
3,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Portugal ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 86th 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.