Syria vs Zambia: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Syria
580,300 people
in 2100
Zambia
562,600 people
in 2100
Syria rank
35th
Zambia rank
36th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Syria
  • Zambia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195020252100

How they compare

Syria currently reports 580,300 people against 562,600 people in Zambia, a difference of 17,700 people.

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

Syria ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.64 million people 558,600 people 1.08 million people Syria
1960s 1.70 million people 642,450 people 1.06 million people Syria
1970s 1.82 million people 720,350 people 1.10 million people Syria
1980s 1.95 million people 793,350 people 1.16 million people Syria
1990s 2.08 million people 879,550 people 1.20 million people Syria
2000s 2.11 million people 929,750 people 1.18 million people Syria
2010s 1.96 million people 1.09 million people 867,650 people Syria
2020s 1.61 million people 1.24 million people 360,450 people Syria
2030s 1.49 million people 1.33 million people 162,450 people Syria
2040s 1.33 million people 1.35 million people 17,950 people Zambia
2050s 1.19 million people 1.29 million people 102,850 people Zambia
2060s 1.05 million people 1.17 million people 121,000 people Zambia
2070s 914,100 people 1.01 million people 97,250 people Zambia
2080s 793,000 people 843,950 people 50,950 people Zambia
2090s 674,650 people 679,300 people 4,650 people Zambia
2100s 580,300 people 562,600 people 17,700 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Syria or Zambia?
Syria, at 580,300 people against 562,600 people in Zambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Syria and Zambia?
17,700 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Syria and Zambia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Syria ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 36th 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.