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

Iran
1.04 million people
in 2100
Somalia
1.20 million people
in 2100
Iran rank
26th
Somalia rank
24th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Iran
  • Somalia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195020252100

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.04 million people in Iran, a difference of 160,500 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 9.09 million people 1.22 million people 7.87 million people Iran
1960s 9.79 million people 1.43 million people 8.36 million people Iran
1970s 10.87 million people 1.73 million people 9.14 million people Iran
1980s 11.54 million people 2.44 million people 9.11 million people Iran
1990s 11.41 million people 2.48 million people 8.93 million people Iran
2000s 10.69 million people 2.97 million people 7.72 million people Iran
2010s 9.47 million people 3.47 million people 6.00 million people Iran
2020s 7.98 million people 3.94 million people 4.04 million people Iran
2030s 6.48 million people 4.15 million people 2.32 million people Iran
2040s 5.03 million people 4.13 million people 902,950 people Iran
2050s 3.77 million people 3.85 million people 82,250 people Somalia
2060s 2.82 million people 3.36 million people 543,650 people Somalia
2070s 2.12 million people 2.75 million people 623,650 people Somalia
2080s 1.61 million people 2.12 million people 508,850 people Somalia
2090s 1.25 million people 1.56 million people 312,900 people Somalia
2100s 1.04 million people 1.20 million people 160,500 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, Iran or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.20 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 Iran and Somalia?
160,500 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Iran and Somalia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Iran ranks 26th 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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About this data

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.