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

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.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.