Benin vs Sierra Leone: Share of population with no formal education
Benin
37.4%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
35.1%
in 2020
Benin rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 37.4% against 35.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.1% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1900s | 99.8% | 98.5% | 1.2% | Benin |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 97.5% | 2.0% | Benin |
| 1920s | 98.7% | 97.1% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 1930s | 95.9% | 96.8% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 92.2% | 95.8% | 3.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 90.4% | 94.8% | 4.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 87.4% | 93.2% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 88.3% | 3.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 81.2% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 72.0% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 64.8% | 5.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 50.0% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.1% | 2.3% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 37.4% against 35.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 2.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Benin ranks 8th 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.