Uganda vs United States: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Uganda
221,700 people
in 2100
United States
230,800 people
in 2100
Uganda rank
51st
United States rank
48th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Uganda
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

United States currently reports 230,800 people against 221,700 people in Uganda, a difference of 9,100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Uganda ranks 51st and United States ranks 48th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 6 and United States in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda United States Difference Ahead
1950s 2.44 million people 4.35 million people 1.91 million people United States
1960s 2.64 million people 4.12 million people 1.47 million people United States
1970s 2.97 million people 3.88 million people 917,050 people United States
1980s 3.08 million people 3.72 million people 639,100 people United States
1990s 3.17 million people 3.43 million people 253,250 people United States
2000s 2.99 million people 3.09 million people 98,750 people United States
2010s 2.75 million people 2.75 million people 250 people Uganda
2020s 2.65 million people 2.40 million people 247,800 people Uganda
2030s 2.38 million people 2.08 million people 298,350 people Uganda
2040s 2.00 million people 1.75 million people 253,850 people Uganda
2050s 1.58 million people 1.43 million people 147,200 people Uganda
2060s 1.15 million people 1.12 million people 35,450 people Uganda
2070s 791,850 people 820,050 people 28,200 people United States
2080s 516,550 people 552,900 people 36,350 people United States
2090s 324,000 people 346,100 people 22,100 people United States
2100s 221,700 people 230,800 people 9,100 people United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Uganda or United States?
United States, at 230,800 people against 221,700 people in Uganda as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Uganda and United States?
9,100 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Uganda and United States rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Uganda ranks 51st 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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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.