Nigeria vs Sudan: Share of children who have completed primary school

Nigeria
76.8%
in 2025
Sudan
75.6%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
131st
Sudan rank
133rd

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
020406080198120032025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 76.8% against 75.6% in Sudan, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 131st and Sudan ranks 133rd of 165 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.