Congo vs Sierra Leone: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Congo
126,700 people
in 2100
Sierra Leone
127,200 people
in 2100
Congo rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
60th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Congo
  • Sierra Leone
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195020252100

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 127,200 people against 126,700 people in Congo, a difference of 500 people.

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

Congo ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 439,400 people 1.22 million people 783,000 people Sierra Leone
1960s 455,950 people 1.39 million people 936,600 people Sierra Leone
1970s 446,250 people 1.55 million people 1.10 million people Sierra Leone
1980s 392,850 people 1.71 million people 1.31 million people Sierra Leone
1990s 328,950 people 1.86 million people 1.53 million people Sierra Leone
2000s 264,300 people 1.91 million people 1.64 million people Sierra Leone
2010s 233,300 people 2.03 million people 1.79 million people Sierra Leone
2020s 198,700 people 1.89 million people 1.69 million people Sierra Leone
2030s 189,050 people 1.68 million people 1.49 million people Sierra Leone
2040s 184,550 people 1.41 million people 1.23 million people Sierra Leone
2050s 182,350 people 1.09 million people 907,550 people Sierra Leone
2060s 178,000 people 754,100 people 576,100 people Sierra Leone
2070s 169,000 people 475,100 people 306,100 people Sierra Leone
2080s 156,350 people 292,450 people 136,100 people Sierra Leone
2090s 140,250 people 183,750 people 43,500 people Sierra Leone
2100s 126,700 people 127,200 people 500 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 127,200 people against 126,700 people in Congo as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Congo and Sierra Leone?
500 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Congo ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 60th 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.