Niger vs Sudan: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Niger
41.9%
in 2020
Sudan
54.4%
in 2020
Niger rank
111th
Sudan rank
108th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 54.4% against 41.9% in Niger, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 111th 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 | Niger | 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 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 5.7% | 3.6% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 4.5% | 7.0% | 2.5% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 6.5% | 8.6% | 2.1% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 7.5% | 11.1% | 3.6% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 8.2% | 15.0% | 6.7% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 20.9% | 11.5% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 29.7% | 17.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 39.1% | 21.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 45.3% | 22.7% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 49.7% | 18.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 54.4% | 12.5% | 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, Niger or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 54.4% against 41.9% in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Niger and Sudan?
- 12.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Niger ranks 111th 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.