Somalia vs Yemen: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Somalia
1.7%
in 2100
Yemen
2.2%
in 2100
Somalia rank
31st
Yemen rank
28th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.2% against 1.7% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.3% | 58.7% | 6.4% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 58.9% | 11.6% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 44.1% | 55.3% | 11.2% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 50.1% | 10.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 45.5% | 10.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 43.2% | 11.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 40.1% | 12.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 32.6% | 10.2% | Yemen |
| 2030s | 17.5% | 26.5% | 9.0% | Yemen |
| 2040s | 13.3% | 21.1% | 7.7% | Yemen |
| 2050s | 9.9% | 16.1% | 6.2% | Yemen |
| 2060s | 7.2% | 11.7% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 2070s | 5.1% | 7.9% | 2.8% | Yemen |
| 2080s | 3.5% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Yemen |
| 2090s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Yemen |
| 2100s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.2% against 1.7% in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Somalia ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 28th 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.