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

Benin
328,500 people
in 2100
Zambia
562,600 people
in 2100
Benin rank
39th
Zambia rank
36th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Benin
  • Zambia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M195020252100

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 562,600 people against 328,500 people in Benin, a difference of 234,100 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 13 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.39 million people 558,600 people 833,900 people Benin
1960s 1.42 million people 642,450 people 776,300 people Benin
1970s 1.51 million people 720,350 people 791,100 people Benin
1980s 1.71 million people 793,350 people 916,000 people Benin
1990s 2.07 million people 879,550 people 1.20 million people Benin
2000s 2.46 million people 929,750 people 1.53 million people Benin
2010s 2.75 million people 1.09 million people 1.66 million people Benin
2020s 2.76 million people 1.24 million people 1.52 million people Benin
2030s 2.62 million people 1.33 million people 1.30 million people Benin
2040s 2.35 million people 1.35 million people 997,650 people Benin
2050s 1.95 million people 1.29 million people 655,550 people Benin
2060s 1.49 million people 1.17 million people 319,200 people Benin
2070s 1.05 million people 1.01 million people 43,150 people Benin
2080s 712,400 people 843,950 people 131,550 people Zambia
2090s 466,800 people 679,300 people 212,500 people Zambia
2100s 328,500 people 562,600 people 234,100 people Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 562,600 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 Zambia?
234,100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Benin ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th 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.