Senegal vs Sudan: Share of population with no formal education
Senegal
42.0%
in 2020
Sudan
45.6%
in 2020
Senegal rank
6th
Sudan rank
4th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Senegal
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 45.6% against 42.0% in Senegal, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sudan ahead.
Senegal ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 99.7% | 99.3% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 97.0% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 1920s | 89.8% | 94.3% | 4.6% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 77.7% | 93.0% | 15.3% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 67.8% | 91.4% | 23.6% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 62.2% | 88.8% | 26.6% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 58.0% | 85.1% | 27.1% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 79.0% | 26.2% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 70.3% | 17.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 60.9% | 2.9% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 54.7% | 12.5% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.3% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 45.6% | 3.6% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Senegal or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 45.6% against 42.0% in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Senegal and Sudan?
- 3.6%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Senegal and Sudan rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Senegal ranks 6th 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.