Egypt vs Iran: Number of adults with no formal education by region
Egypt
1.11 million people
in 2100
Iran
1.04 million people
in 2100
Egypt rank
25th
Iran rank
26th
Number of adults with no formal education by region over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Iran, a difference of 66,200 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 25th and Iran ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.99 million people | 9.09 million people | 1.89 million people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 12.91 million people | 9.79 million people | 3.12 million people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 15.09 million people | 10.87 million people | 4.22 million people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 16.58 million people | 11.54 million people | 5.03 million people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.87 million people | 11.41 million people | 6.47 million people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 18.64 million people | 10.69 million people | 7.95 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.09 million people | 9.47 million people | 8.62 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.09 million people | 7.98 million people | 8.11 million people | Egypt |
| 2030s | 13.69 million people | 6.48 million people | 7.22 million people | Egypt |
| 2040s | 11.17 million people | 5.03 million people | 6.13 million people | Egypt |
| 2050s | 8.63 million people | 3.77 million people | 4.86 million people | Egypt |
| 2060s | 6.27 million people | 2.82 million people | 3.46 million people | Egypt |
| 2070s | 4.23 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.11 million people | Egypt |
| 2080s | 2.63 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.02 million people | Egypt |
| 2090s | 1.59 million people | 1.25 million people | 348,250 people | Egypt |
| 2100s | 1.11 million people | 1.04 million people | 66,200 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Iran as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Egypt and Iran?
- 66,200 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Iran ranks 26th 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
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.