Gambia vs Sudan: Share of population with no formal education
Gambia
47.1%
in 2020
Sudan
45.6%
in 2020
Gambia rank
3rd
Sudan rank
4th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Gambia
- Sudan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 47.1% against 45.6% in Sudan, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sudan ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 11 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 98.4% | 99.9% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 97.5% | 99.8% | 2.3% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 96.0% | 99.8% | 3.8% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 93.7% | 99.3% | 5.6% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 93.7% | 97.0% | 3.4% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1930s | 95.3% | 93.0% | 2.3% | Gambia |
| 1940s | 95.7% | 91.4% | 4.3% | Gambia |
| 1950s | 95.4% | 88.8% | 6.6% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 94.6% | 85.1% | 9.5% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 79.0% | 13.5% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 70.3% | 17.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 60.9% | 16.3% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 54.7% | 14.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 50.3% | 5.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 1.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Gambia or Sudan?
- Gambia, at 47.1% against 45.6% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Gambia and Sudan?
- 1.5%, with Gambia 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 population with no formal education?
- Gambia ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 4th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.