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