Sudan vs Yemen: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Sudan
54.4%
in 2020
Yemen
62.0%
in 2020
Sudan rank
108th
Yemen rank
105th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 62.0% against 54.4% in Sudan, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 15 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 3.0% | 0.1% | 2.8% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 5.7% | 0.2% | 5.5% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 0.2% | 6.8% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 8.6% | 0.3% | 8.3% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 11.1% | 0.5% | 10.6% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 1.0% | 14.0% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 1.6% | 19.4% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 6.9% | 22.9% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 19.8% | 19.3% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 33.6% | 11.7% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.1% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 62.0% | 7.6% | Yemen |
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, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 62.0% against 54.4% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Sudan and Yemen?
- 7.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Sudan ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 105th 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.