Benin vs Somalia: Population by level of education

Benin
6.03 million people
in 2100
Somalia
6.88 million people
in 2100
Benin rank
76th
Somalia rank
73rd

Population by level of education over time

  • Benin
  • Somalia
02.0M4.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.88 million people against 6.03 million people in Benin, a difference of 847,500 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Somalia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 900 people 1,000 people 100 people Somalia
1960s 3,200 people 3,650 people 450 people Somalia
1970s 8,650 people 13,200 people 4,550 people Somalia
1980s 18,150 people 38,200 people 20,050 people Somalia
1990s 33,950 people 54,950 people 21,000 people Somalia
2000s 60,350 people 79,400 people 19,050 people Somalia
2010s 140,350 people 101,250 people 39,100 people Benin
2020s 302,750 people 186,950 people 115,800 people Benin
2030s 605,900 people 364,650 people 241,250 people Benin
2040s 1.10 million people 684,500 people 417,050 people Benin
2050s 1.80 million people 1.19 million people 601,400 people Benin
2060s 2.63 million people 1.94 million people 691,650 people Benin
2070s 3.57 million people 2.93 million people 637,350 people Benin
2080s 4.52 million people 4.17 million people 350,250 people Benin
2090s 5.43 million people 5.65 million people 225,500 people Somalia
2100s 6.03 million people 6.88 million people 847,500 people Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Benin or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.88 million people against 6.03 million people in Benin as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Benin and Somalia?
847,500 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for population by level of education?
Benin ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
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 withpost_secondary education in a country or region.