Ethiopia vs Sudan: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Ethiopia
4.24 million children
in 2024
Sudan
3.17 million children
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sudan rank
5th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.24 million children against 3.17 million children in Sudan, a difference of 1.07 million children.
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 196 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 4.24 million children against 3.17 million children in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 1.07 million children, 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.