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

Algeria
1.50 million people
in 2100
South Sudan
1.60 million people
in 2100
Algeria rank
20th
South Sudan rank
18th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Algeria
  • South Sudan
2.0M4.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Algeria, a difference of 101,100 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 9 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 5.32 million people 1.38 million people 3.94 million people Algeria
1960s 5.59 million people 1.60 million people 3.99 million people Algeria
1970s 5.64 million people 1.77 million people 3.88 million people Algeria
1980s 6.20 million people 2.11 million people 4.09 million people Algeria
1990s 6.50 million people 2.22 million people 4.28 million people Algeria
2000s 6.28 million people 2.77 million people 3.51 million people Algeria
2010s 5.74 million people 4.11 million people 1.64 million people Algeria
2020s 5.10 million people 3.82 million people 1.28 million people Algeria
2030s 4.51 million people 4.14 million people 367,250 people Algeria
2040s 3.88 million people 4.00 million people 123,200 people South Sudan
2050s 3.22 million people 3.71 million people 480,950 people South Sudan
2060s 2.68 million people 3.28 million people 598,100 people South Sudan
2070s 2.27 million people 2.81 million people 540,650 people South Sudan
2080s 1.94 million people 2.34 million people 404,700 people South Sudan
2090s 1.68 million people 1.90 million people 219,800 people South Sudan
2100s 1.50 million people 1.60 million people 101,100 people South 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, Algeria or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Algeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Algeria and South Sudan?
101,100 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Algeria and South Sudan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Algeria ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 18th 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.