Bangladesh vs Somalia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Bangladesh
1.41 million people
in 2100
Somalia
1.20 million people
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Somalia rank
24th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Somalia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195020252100

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.41 million people against 1.20 million people in Somalia, a difference of 203,800 people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 19.12 million people 1.22 million people 17.90 million people Bangladesh
1960s 22.60 million people 1.43 million people 21.17 million people Bangladesh
1970s 26.57 million people 1.73 million people 24.84 million people Bangladesh
1980s 30.82 million people 2.44 million people 28.38 million people Bangladesh
1990s 35.98 million people 2.48 million people 33.50 million people Bangladesh
2000s 38.79 million people 2.97 million people 35.82 million people Bangladesh
2010s 37.27 million people 3.47 million people 33.80 million people Bangladesh
2020s 34.76 million people 3.94 million people 30.82 million people Bangladesh
2030s 30.40 million people 4.15 million people 26.24 million people Bangladesh
2040s 24.90 million people 4.13 million people 20.76 million people Bangladesh
2050s 18.83 million people 3.85 million people 14.97 million people Bangladesh
2060s 12.92 million people 3.36 million people 9.56 million people Bangladesh
2070s 7.95 million people 2.75 million people 5.20 million people Bangladesh
2080s 4.46 million people 2.12 million people 2.34 million people Bangladesh
2090s 2.36 million people 1.56 million people 803,950 people Bangladesh
2100s 1.41 million people 1.20 million people 203,800 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Bangladesh or Somalia?
Bangladesh, at 1.41 million people against 1.20 million people in Somalia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Bangladesh and Somalia?
203,800 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.