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
020406080100187019452020

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) – 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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Indicator
Share of population with no 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

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.