Gambia vs Sudan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Gambia
52.9%
in 2020
Sudan
54.4%
in 2020
Gambia rank
109th
Sudan rank
108th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Gambia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 54.4% against 52.9% in Gambia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 109th and Sudan ranks 108th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Gambia |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Gambia |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 0.7% | 5.6% | Gambia |
| 1910s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | Gambia |
| 1920s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 4.7% | 7.0% | 2.3% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 8.6% | 4.3% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 4.6% | 11.1% | 6.6% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 15.0% | 9.6% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 20.9% | 13.5% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 29.7% | 17.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 39.1% | 16.3% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 45.3% | 14.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 49.7% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 54.4% | 1.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Gambia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 54.4% against 52.9% in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Gambia and Sudan?
- 1.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Sudan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Gambia ranks 109th and Sudan ranks 108th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.