Government expenditure on education, total in Sudan
Sudan: Government expenditure on education, total was 2.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Sudan, 2000–2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education, total in Sudan is 2.0%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Sudan peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on education, total in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
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More education data for Sudan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Sudan?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Sudan was 2.0% in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Sudan ranks 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.