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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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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