Nigeria vs Sudan: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Nigeria
5.3%
in 2100
Sudan
4.7%
in 2100
Nigeria rank
6th
Sudan rank
9th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.3% against 4.7% in Sudan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 47.4% | 46.7% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 37.7% | 2.6% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 32.6% | 3.7% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 29.4% | 5.4% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 25.9% | 6.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 22.0% | 6.0% | Sudan |
| 2030s | 13.6% | 18.9% | 5.4% | Sudan |
| 2040s | 11.5% | 16.3% | 4.7% | Sudan |
| 2050s | 10.0% | 13.7% | 3.7% | Sudan |
| 2060s | 8.7% | 11.3% | 2.6% | Sudan |
| 2070s | 7.6% | 9.2% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 2080s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 2090s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 5.3% against 4.7% in Sudan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 9th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.