Somalia vs Syria: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Somalia
1.7%
in 2100
Syria
1.6%
in 2100
Somalia rank
31st
Syria rank
33rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 31st and Syria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.3% | 44.3% | 8.1% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 34.8% | 12.5% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 44.1% | 27.0% | 17.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 20.6% | 19.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 15.9% | 19.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 12.3% | 19.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 9.4% | 18.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 7.6% | 14.9% | Somalia |
| 2030s | 17.5% | 6.0% | 11.5% | Somalia |
| 2040s | 13.3% | 4.7% | 8.7% | Somalia |
| 2050s | 9.9% | 3.8% | 6.1% | Somalia |
| 2060s | 7.2% | 3.2% | 4.0% | Somalia |
| 2070s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Somalia |
| 2080s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2090s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2100s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Syria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Somalia ranks 31st and Syria ranks 33rd 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.