Iraq vs Sudan: Population by level of education

Iraq
37.24 million people
in 2100
Sudan
37.79 million people
in 2100
Iraq rank
23rd
Sudan rank
22nd

Population by level of education over time

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

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 37.79 million people against 37.24 million people in Iraq, a difference of 550,200 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Iraq ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 15 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 13,250 people 12,100 people 1,150 people Iraq
1960s 57,050 people 31,500 people 25,550 people Iraq
1970s 189,200 people 82,250 people 106,950 people Iraq
1980s 449,050 people 217,250 people 231,800 people Iraq
1990s 901,450 people 384,450 people 517,000 people Iraq
2000s 1.60 million people 825,800 people 776,950 people Iraq
2010s 2.41 million people 1.30 million people 1.11 million people Iraq
2020s 4.08 million people 2.30 million people 1.78 million people Iraq
2030s 6.79 million people 3.93 million people 2.86 million people Iraq
2040s 10.60 million people 6.66 million people 3.94 million people Iraq
2050s 14.99 million people 10.50 million people 4.49 million people Iraq
2060s 19.94 million people 15.27 million people 4.67 million people Iraq
2070s 25.17 million people 21.00 million people 4.17 million people Iraq
2080s 30.18 million people 27.31 million people 2.87 million people Iraq
2090s 34.48 million people 33.55 million people 927,250 people Iraq
2100s 37.24 million people 37.79 million people 550,200 people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Iraq or Sudan?
Sudan, at 37.79 million people against 37.24 million people in Iraq as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Iraq and Sudan?
550,200 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for population by level of education?
Iraq ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 22nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
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 withpost_secondary education in a country or region.