Afghanistan vs Sudan: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Afghanistan
3.27 million people
in 2100
Sudan
4.76 million people
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
8th
Sudan rank
5th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.76 million people against 3.27 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.49 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.41 million people 3.30 million people 1.11 million people Afghanistan
1960s 4.99 million people 4.14 million people 853,100 people Afghanistan
1970s 5.83 million people 5.11 million people 719,500 people Afghanistan
1980s 5.59 million people 6.70 million people 1.11 million people Sudan
1990s 5.97 million people 7.15 million people 1.18 million people Sudan
2000s 8.70 million people 8.09 million people 607,850 people Afghanistan
2010s 11.26 million people 9.17 million people 2.10 million people Afghanistan
2020s 13.21 million people 10.28 million people 2.94 million people Afghanistan
2030s 14.25 million people 11.08 million people 3.17 million people Afghanistan
2040s 14.28 million people 11.35 million people 2.93 million people Afghanistan
2050s 13.26 million people 10.97 million people 2.29 million people Afghanistan
2060s 11.39 million people 10.06 million people 1.33 million people Afghanistan
2070s 9.04 million people 8.76 million people 279,850 people Afghanistan
2080s 6.65 million people 7.29 million people 641,650 people Sudan
2090s 4.55 million people 5.81 million people 1.26 million people Sudan
2100s 3.27 million people 4.76 million people 1.49 million people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4.76 million people against 3.27 million people in Afghanistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Afghanistan and Sudan?
1.49 million people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.