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

Ethiopia
10.24 million people
in 2100
Sudan
4.76 million people
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Sudan rank
5th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195020252100

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 10.24 million people against 4.76 million people in Sudan, a difference of 5.48 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.2 times Sudan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 9.90 million people 3.30 million people 6.60 million people Ethiopia
1960s 12.23 million people 4.14 million people 8.09 million people Ethiopia
1970s 15.05 million people 5.11 million people 9.94 million people Ethiopia
1980s 17.49 million people 6.70 million people 10.79 million people Ethiopia
1990s 21.99 million people 7.15 million people 14.83 million people Ethiopia
2000s 26.56 million people 8.09 million people 18.46 million people Ethiopia
2010s 31.28 million people 9.17 million people 22.12 million people Ethiopia
2020s 35.50 million people 10.28 million people 25.23 million people Ethiopia
2030s 36.82 million people 11.08 million people 25.74 million people Ethiopia
2040s 36.02 million people 11.35 million people 24.67 million people Ethiopia
2050s 33.13 million people 10.97 million people 22.16 million people Ethiopia
2060s 28.64 million people 10.06 million people 18.58 million people Ethiopia
2070s 23.33 million people 8.76 million people 14.57 million people Ethiopia
2080s 17.99 million people 7.29 million people 10.70 million people Ethiopia
2090s 13.23 million people 5.81 million people 7.42 million people Ethiopia
2100s 10.24 million people 4.76 million people 5.48 million people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Ethiopia, at 10.24 million people against 4.76 million people in Sudan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Ethiopia and Sudan?
5.48 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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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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.