Mali vs Sudan: Share of population with no formal education
Mali
57.0%
in 2020
Sudan
45.6%
in 2020
Mali rank
2nd
Sudan rank
4th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Mali currently reports 57.0% against 45.6% in Sudan, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 99.3% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 1910s | 99.9% | 97.0% | 2.9% | Mali |
| 1920s | 99.5% | 94.3% | 5.2% | Mali |
| 1930s | 98.3% | 93.0% | 5.3% | Mali |
| 1940s | 97.0% | 91.4% | 5.6% | Mali |
| 1950s | 95.7% | 88.8% | 6.9% | Mali |
| 1960s | 94.7% | 85.1% | 9.6% | Mali |
| 1970s | 91.6% | 79.0% | 12.5% | Mali |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 70.3% | 15.2% | Mali |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 60.9% | 20.2% | Mali |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 54.7% | 20.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 50.3% | 18.8% | Mali |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 45.6% | 11.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Mali or Sudan?
- Mali, at 57.0% against 45.6% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Mali and Sudan?
- 11.4%, with Mali 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 population with no formal education?
- Mali ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 4th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β 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.