Eritrea vs Sudan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Eritrea

59.6%

in 2022

Sudan

56.2%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

201st

Sudan rank

204th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Eritrea currently reports 59.6% against 56.2% in Sudan, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 201st and Sudan ranks 204th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.