Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Share of population with no formal education
Afghanistan
33.9%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
35.1%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 35.1% against 33.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 99.1% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 98.5% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 99.7% | 97.5% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 99.3% | 97.1% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 99.0% | 96.8% | 2.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 95.2% | 95.8% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 94.2% | 94.8% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 92.2% | 93.2% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 88.3% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 81.2% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.0% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.8% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.1% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 35.1% against 33.9% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 1.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.