Egypt vs Somalia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Egypt
1.11 million people
in 2100
Somalia
1.20 million people
in 2100
Egypt rank
25th
Somalia rank
24th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Egypt
  • Somalia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195020252100

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.11 million people in Egypt, a difference of 94,300 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 10.99 million people 1.22 million people 9.76 million people Egypt
1960s 12.91 million people 1.43 million people 11.48 million people Egypt
1970s 15.09 million people 1.73 million people 13.36 million people Egypt
1980s 16.58 million people 2.44 million people 14.14 million people Egypt
1990s 17.87 million people 2.48 million people 15.40 million people Egypt
2000s 18.64 million people 2.97 million people 15.67 million people Egypt
2010s 18.09 million people 3.47 million people 14.63 million people Egypt
2020s 16.09 million people 3.94 million people 12.15 million people Egypt
2030s 13.69 million people 4.15 million people 9.54 million people Egypt
2040s 11.17 million people 4.13 million people 7.03 million people Egypt
2050s 8.63 million people 3.85 million people 4.78 million people Egypt
2060s 6.27 million people 3.36 million people 2.91 million people Egypt
2070s 4.23 million people 2.75 million people 1.48 million people Egypt
2080s 2.63 million people 2.12 million people 515,100 people Egypt
2090s 1.59 million people 1.56 million people 35,350 people Egypt
2100s 1.11 million people 1.20 million people 94,300 people Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.20 million people against 1.11 million people in Egypt as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Egypt and Somalia?
94,300 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Egypt ranks 25th 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.