Mali vs Sudan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Mali
43.0%
in 2020
Sudan
54.4%
in 2020
Mali rank
110th
Sudan rank
108th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 54.4% against 43.0% in Mali, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 110th and Sudan ranks 108th of 111 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 7.0% | 5.3% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 8.6% | 5.6% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 11.1% | 6.8% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 15.0% | 9.6% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 20.9% | 12.5% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 29.7% | 15.2% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 39.1% | 20.2% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 45.3% | 20.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 49.7% | 18.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 54.4% | 11.4% | 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, Mali or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 54.4% against 43.0% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Mali and Sudan?
- 11.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Mali ranks 110th 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.