Ethiopia vs Sudan: Children out of school, primary

Ethiopia
4.24 million
in 2024
Sudan
3.17 million
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sudan rank
5th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
2.0M4.0M6.0M198720052024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.24 million against 3.17 million in Sudan, a difference of 1.07 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Ethiopia, at 4.24 million against 3.17 million in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Ethiopia and Sudan?
1.07 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.