Eritrea vs Sudan: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Eritrea
40.4%
in 2022
Sudan
43.8%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
8th
Sudan rank
5th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 43.8% against 40.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 43.8% against 40.4% in Eritrea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 3.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.