Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa are twice as likely as Christians to have no formal education
In sub-Saharan Africa, Muslim adults are more than twice as likely as Christians to have no formal schooling.
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1. Muslim educational attainment
Among the world’s major religious groups, Muslims have made some of the greatest gains in educational achievement in recent decades. The share of Muslim adults (ages 25 and older) with at least some formal schooling has risen by 25 percentage points in the past three generations, from fewer than half (46%) among the oldest group […]
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In sub-Saharan Africa, 65% of Muslims have not completed even one year of school, compared with 29% of Christians
Muslim Christian Muslim-Christian formal schooling gap Kenya 11% 59% 47pt. diff. Muslims less educated than Christians by 25-49% pts. Muslim-Christian gap <10% pt. difference Chad 50 89 40 Christians less educated than Muslims by 10-24% pts. Muslims less educated than Christians by 10-24% pts. Cameroon 24 62 38 25 61 Ghana 36 30 65 Regional […]
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How Religious Groups Differ in Educational Attainment
A new Pew Research Center global demographic study shows differences in educational attainment among the world’s major religious groups.