Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Share of population with no formal education
Sierra Leone
35.1%
in 2020
Yemen
38.0%
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Yemen rank
7th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 38.0% against 35.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Yemen'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 Yemen ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.7% | 100.0% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1880s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1890s | 99.1% | 99.9% | 0.8% | Yemen |
| 1900s | 98.5% | 99.9% | 1.4% | Yemen |
| 1910s | 97.5% | 99.8% | 2.3% | Yemen |
| 1920s | 97.1% | 99.8% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 1930s | 96.8% | 99.8% | 3.0% | Yemen |
| 1940s | 95.8% | 99.7% | 3.9% | Yemen |
| 1950s | 94.8% | 99.5% | 4.7% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 93.2% | 99.1% | 5.8% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 98.5% | 10.1% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 93.2% | 11.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 80.2% | 8.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 66.4% | 1.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.9% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 38.0% | 2.9% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 38.0% against 35.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 2.9%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 7th 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.