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Share of population with no education

% · higher is better · 145 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Niger58.1%
  2. 2Mali57%
  3. 3Gambia, The47.1%
  4. 4Sudan45.6%
  5. 5Mozambique45.5%
  6. 6Central African Republic42.2%
  7. 7Senegal42%
  8. 8Yemen, Rep.38%
  9. 9Benin37.4%
  10. 10Liberia36%
  11. 11Sierra Leone35.1%
  12. 12Papua New Guinea34.8%
  13. 13Afghanistan33.9%
  14. 14Burundi33.7%
  15. 15Rwanda31.9%
  16. 16Pakistan31.4%
  17. 17Congo, Dem. Rep.30.7%
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire29.3%
  19. 19Morocco28.2%
  20. 20Bahrain25.4%
  21. 21Lao PDR23.6%
  22. 22Togo22%
  23. 23Bangladesh21.9%
  24. 24Egypt, Arab Rep.20.8%
  25. 25India20.6%
  26. 25Brunei Darussalam20.6%
  27. 26Nepal20.5%
  28. 27Eswatini20.1%
  29. 28Namibia19.2%
  30. 29Congo, Rep.18.8%
  31. 30Mauritania18.2%
  32. 31Ghana15.9%
  33. 32Libya14.9%
  34. 33Haiti14.8%
  35. 34Viet Nam13.6%
  36. 35Iraq13.2%
  37. 36Cambodia12.7%
  38. 37Cameroon12.3%
  39. 38Maldives10.9%
  40. 39Guatemala10.5%
  41. 40Algeria10.4%
  42. 41Nicaragua9.7%
  43. 42Tunisia9.4%
  44. 43Iran, Islamic Rep.9.2%
  45. 44United Arab Emirates8.8%
  46. 45Myanmar8.5%
  47. 46Syrian Arab Republic8.4%
  48. 47Malawi8.2%
  49. 48Tanzania8%
  50. 49Norway7.7%
  51. 50Lesotho7.3%
  52. 51Guyana6.9%
  53. 52Zambia6.8%
  54. 53Saudi Arabia6.6%
  55. 54Gabon6.5%
  56. 55Honduras6.4%
  57. 55Kenya6.4%
  58. 56Uganda5.7%
  59. 57Luxembourg5.4%
  60. 58Jamaica5.1%
  61. 59Bolivia4.9%
  62. 60Dominican Republic4.3%
  63. 61Brazil4.2%
  64. 62Panama4.1%
  65. 63Turkiye3.7%
  66. 64Singapore3.6%
  67. 65Mongolia3.4%
  68. 66Denmark3.3%
  69. 66Mexico3.3%
  70. 67Sweden3.1%
  71. 67Paraguay3.1%
  72. 68Malta3%
  73. 68Belgium3%
  74. 69Ecuador2.9%
  75. 69Thailand2.9%
  76. 70Botswana2.8%
  77. 71Sri Lanka2.7%
  78. 71Kuwait2.7%
  79. 72Colombia2.6%
  80. 72Indonesia2.6%
  81. 72Jordan2.6%
  82. 73Qatar2.5%
  83. 74Portugal2.4%
  84. 75Malaysia2.2%
  85. 76Venezuela, RB2%
  86. 76Cuba2%
  87. 77Zimbabwe1.9%
  88. 77South Africa1.9%
  89. 77Austria1.9%
  90. 78Bulgaria1.8%
  91. 78Iceland1.8%
  92. 78Philippines1.8%
  93. 78Costa Rica1.8%
  94. 78El Salvador1.8%
  95. 79New Zealand1.7%
  96. 80Germany1.6%
  97. 80Macao SAR, China1.6%
  98. 80Peru1.6%
  99. 81China1.3%
  100. 82Serbia1.2%
  101. 83Fiji1.1%
  102. 83France1.1%
  103. 83Switzerland1.1%
  104. 84Albania1%
  105. 84Chile1%
  106. 84Italy1%
  107. 84Romania1%
  108. 84Russian Federation1%
  109. 84Mauritius1%
  110. 85Moldova0.9%
  111. 85Israel0.9%
  112. 85Australia0.9%
  113. 86Barbados0.7%
  114. 86Croatia0.7%
  115. 86Spain0.7%
  116. 87Greece0.6%
  117. 87Latvia0.6%
  118. 87Trinidad and Tobago0.6%
  119. 87Armenia0.6%
  120. 88Argentina0.5%
  121. 88Slovenia0.5%
  122. 88Hong Kong SAR, China0.5%
  123. 88Estonia0.5%
  124. 89Ireland0.4%
  125. 89Finland0.4%
  126. 89United States0.4%
  127. 89Tonga0.4%
  128. 89Canada0.4%
  129. 90Korea, Rep.0.3%
  130. 90Slovak Republic0.3%
  131. 90Hungary0.3%
  132. 90Uruguay0.3%
  133. 91Kyrgyz Republic0.2%
  134. 91Cyprus0.2%
  135. 91Japan0.2%
  136. 91Poland0.2%
  137. 91Taiwan0.2%
  138. 91Ukraine0.2%
  139. 91Netherlands0.2%
  140. 91Czechia0.2%
  141. 92Lithuania0.1%
  142. 92Kazakhstan0.1%
  143. 92United Kingdom0.1%
  144. 92Tajikistan0.1%
  145. 92Belize0.1%

Share of population with no education