Samoa vs Tonga: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Samoa
100 people
in 2100
Tonga
200 people
in 2100
Samoa rank
198th
Tonga rank
195th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
05001.0k1.5k2.0k195020252100

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 200 people against 100 people in Samoa, a difference of 100 people.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 198th and Tonga ranks 195th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 1,500 people 2,000 people 500 people Tonga
1960s 1,250 people 1,650 people 400 people Tonga
1970s 1,100 people 1,450 people 350 people Tonga
1980s 950 people 1,250 people 300 people Tonga
1990s 750 people 1,000 people 250 people Tonga
2000s 750 people 800 people 50 people Tonga
2010s 550 people 650 people 100 people Tonga
2020s 500 people 500 people 0 people
2030s 500 people 400 people 100 people Samoa
2040s 500 people 400 people 100 people Samoa
2050s 400 people 350 people 50 people Samoa
2060s 350 people 300 people 50 people Samoa
2070s 250 people 250 people 0 people
2080s 200 people 200 people 0 people
2090s 150 people 200 people 50 people Tonga
2100s 100 people 200 people 100 people Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Samoa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 200 people against 100 people in Samoa as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Samoa and Tonga?
100 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Samoa ranks 198th and Tonga ranks 195th 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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About this data

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.