Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.27 million people
in 2100
Somalia
1.20 million people
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
23rd
Somalia rank
24th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Somalia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.20 million people in Somalia, a difference of 64,000 people.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Somalia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.84 million people 1.22 million people 3.62 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 5.24 million people 1.43 million people 3.81 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 5.57 million people 1.73 million people 3.84 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 5.71 million people 2.44 million people 3.27 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 5.82 million people 2.48 million people 3.35 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 5.57 million people 2.97 million people 2.60 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 5.62 million people 3.47 million people 2.15 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 5.35 million people 3.94 million people 1.40 million people Democratic Republic of Congo
2030s 4.99 million people 4.15 million people 839,150 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2040s 4.60 million people 4.13 million people 472,850 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2050s 4.10 million people 3.85 million people 245,650 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2060s 3.48 million people 3.36 million people 116,600 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2070s 2.80 million people 2.75 million people 51,900 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2080s 2.17 million people 2.12 million people 52,000 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2090s 1.62 million people 1.56 million people 65,850 people Democratic Republic of Congo
2100s 1.27 million people 1.20 million people 64,000 people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.27 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
64,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd 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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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.