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
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
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.