Benin vs China: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Benin
328,500 people
in 2100
China
426,500 people
in 2100
Benin rank
39th
China rank
38th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Benin
  • China
0100.0M200.0M300.0M195020252100

How they compare

China currently reports 426,500 people against 328,500 people in Benin, a difference of 98,000 people.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 39th and China ranks 38th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin China Difference Ahead
1950s 1.39 million people 253.87 million people 252.48 million people China
1960s 1.42 million people 212.16 million people 210.74 million people China
1970s 1.51 million people 177.04 million people 175.53 million people China
1980s 1.71 million people 144.86 million people 143.15 million people China
1990s 2.07 million people 112.85 million people 110.78 million people China
2000s 2.46 million people 82.20 million people 79.73 million people China
2010s 2.75 million people 55.88 million people 53.13 million people China
2020s 2.76 million people 35.40 million people 32.64 million people China
2030s 2.62 million people 21.98 million people 19.36 million people China
2040s 2.35 million people 13.00 million people 10.66 million people China
2050s 1.95 million people 7.37 million people 5.42 million people China
2060s 1.49 million people 4.16 million people 2.66 million people China
2070s 1.05 million people 2.30 million people 1.24 million people China
2080s 712,400 people 1.25 million people 540,800 people China
2090s 466,800 people 677,450 people 210,650 people China
2100s 328,500 people 426,500 people 98,000 people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Benin or China?
China, at 426,500 people against 328,500 people in Benin as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Benin and China?
98,000 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Benin and China rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Benin ranks 39th and China ranks 38th 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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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.