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

Niger
3.65 million people
in 2100
Sudan
4.76 million people
in 2100
Niger rank
7th
Sudan rank
5th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Niger
  • Sudan
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195020252100

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.76 million people against 3.65 million people in Niger, a difference of 1.11 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 5th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.39 million people 3.30 million people 1.91 million people Sudan
1960s 1.87 million people 4.14 million people 2.27 million people Sudan
1970s 2.47 million people 5.11 million people 2.64 million people Sudan
1980s 3.23 million people 6.70 million people 3.47 million people Sudan
1990s 4.17 million people 7.15 million people 2.98 million people Sudan
2000s 5.34 million people 8.09 million people 2.75 million people Sudan
2010s 6.69 million people 9.17 million people 2.48 million people Sudan
2020s 8.02 million people 10.28 million people 2.26 million people Sudan
2030s 9.04 million people 11.08 million people 2.04 million people Sudan
2040s 9.57 million people 11.35 million people 1.78 million people Sudan
2050s 9.47 million people 10.97 million people 1.50 million people Sudan
2060s 8.75 million people 10.06 million people 1.31 million people Sudan
2070s 7.57 million people 8.76 million people 1.20 million people Sudan
2080s 6.13 million people 7.29 million people 1.15 million people Sudan
2090s 4.67 million people 5.81 million people 1.14 million people Sudan
2100s 3.65 million people 4.76 million people 1.11 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, Niger or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4.76 million people against 3.65 million people in Niger as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Niger and Sudan?
1.11 million people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Niger ranks 7th 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.