Share of the population with at least some formal education in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 99.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Taiwan, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 99.8% for share of the population with at least some formal education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Taiwan peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1870.
Taiwan ranks 3rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 24.7% | 20.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1940s | 39.1% | 35.4% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 58.9% | 55.7% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 70.0% | 67.2% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.7% | 77.7% | 81.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 85.8% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More education data for Taiwan
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.863 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.0% (1980)
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 97.0% (1980)
- Productivity vs. educational attainment 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour (2023)
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% (2100)
- Number of adults with no formal education by region 12,600 people (2100)
- Population by level of education 8.39 million people (2100)
- Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.19 births per woman in last 5 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Taiwan?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Taiwan was 99.8% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1870.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Taiwan ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.