Liberia vs Somalia: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Liberia
2.0%
in 2100
Somalia
1.7%
in 2100
Liberia rank
30th
Somalia rank
31st
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Liberia
- Somalia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.6% | 52.3% | 1.2% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 51.0% | 47.3% | 3.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 44.1% | 1.2% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 39.8% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 31.6% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 27.4% | 2.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 22.4% | 2.7% | Somalia |
| 2030s | 15.6% | 17.5% | 1.9% | Somalia |
| 2040s | 12.1% | 13.3% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2050s | 9.2% | 9.9% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2060s | 6.9% | 7.2% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2070s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2080s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2090s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 2100s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Liberia or Somalia?
- Liberia, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Liberia and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 31st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.