Sierra Leone vs Thailand: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Sierra Leone
127,200 people
in 2100
Thailand
181,300 people
in 2100
Sierra Leone rank
60th
Thailand rank
57th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Thailand
02.0M4.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 181,300 people against 127,200 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 54,100 people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 60th and Thailand ranks 57th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 1.22 million people 5.66 million people 4.44 million people Thailand
1960s 1.39 million people 4.82 million people 3.42 million people Thailand
1970s 1.55 million people 4.02 million people 2.47 million people Thailand
1980s 1.71 million people 3.36 million people 1.66 million people Thailand
1990s 1.86 million people 2.85 million people 987,950 people Thailand
2000s 1.91 million people 2.37 million people 463,750 people Thailand
2010s 2.03 million people 2.07 million people 40,500 people Thailand
2020s 1.89 million people 1.63 million people 267,500 people Sierra Leone
2030s 1.68 million people 1.35 million people 336,150 people Sierra Leone
2040s 1.41 million people 1.11 million people 298,350 people Sierra Leone
2050s 1.09 million people 913,800 people 176,100 people Sierra Leone
2060s 754,100 people 718,700 people 35,400 people Sierra Leone
2070s 475,100 people 527,450 people 52,350 people Thailand
2080s 292,450 people 358,500 people 66,050 people Thailand
2090s 183,750 people 239,950 people 56,200 people Thailand
2100s 127,200 people 181,300 people 54,100 people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Sierra Leone or Thailand?
Thailand, at 181,300 people against 127,200 people in Sierra Leone as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Sierra Leone and Thailand?
54,100 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Sierra Leone and Thailand rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Sierra Leone ranks 60th and Thailand ranks 57th 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.