SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sudan: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
39.16 million
in 2025
Sudan
3.17 million
in 2019
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
6th
Sudan rank
5th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Sudan
How they compare
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 39.16 million against 3.17 million in Sudan, a difference of 35.99 million.
That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 12.4 times Sudan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 5th of 39 groups.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sudan?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 39.16 million against 3.17 million in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 35.99 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sudan rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 5th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release