Share of population with no formal education in Sudan
Sudan: Share of population with no formal education was 45.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Sudan, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 45.6% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Sudan peaked at 99.9% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2020.
Sudan ranks 4th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 99.9% | — |
| 1875 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 95.1% | -3.9% |
| 1920 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 87.9% | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 86.2% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 83.9% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 80.8% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 77.3% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 62.8% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 97.0% | 95.1% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 94.3% | 94.1% | 94.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 93.0% | 92.7% | 93.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 91.4% | 91.1% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 1950s | 88.8% | 87.9% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 1960s | 85.1% | 83.9% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.0% | 77.3% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 67.4% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 59.0% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.7% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.7% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.22 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.15 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 653,088 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.28 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Sudan?
- Share of population with no formal education in Sudan was 45.6% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Sudan ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.