Iraq vs Kenya: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Iraq
2.82 million people
in 2100
Kenya
2.79 million people
in 2100
Iraq rank
10th
Kenya rank
11th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Iraq
  • Kenya
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.82 million people against 2.79 million people in Kenya, a difference of 36,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 11th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 3.19 million people 2.40 million people 793,250 people Iraq
1960s 3.58 million people 2.67 million people 915,550 people Iraq
1970s 3.91 million people 2.97 million people 941,850 people Iraq
1980s 3.96 million people 3.13 million people 830,500 people Iraq
1990s 3.63 million people 3.33 million people 303,400 people Iraq
2000s 3.55 million people 3.44 million people 106,800 people Iraq
2010s 3.54 million people 3.73 million people 190,900 people Kenya
2020s 3.56 million people 4.23 million people 669,550 people Kenya
2030s 3.58 million people 4.38 million people 798,400 people Kenya
2040s 3.61 million people 4.45 million people 841,000 people Kenya
2050s 3.64 million people 4.44 million people 793,450 people Kenya
2060s 3.64 million people 4.28 million people 646,150 people Kenya
2070s 3.52 million people 4.00 million people 474,850 people Kenya
2080s 3.29 million people 3.60 million people 307,350 people Kenya
2090s 3.02 million people 3.14 million people 117,050 people Kenya
2100s 2.82 million people 2.79 million people 36,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Iraq or Kenya?
Iraq, at 2.82 million people against 2.79 million people in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Iraq and Kenya?
36,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Iraq ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 11th 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.