Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Sudan
Sudan: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Sudan, 2000–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Sudan is 1.9%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Sudan peaked at 1.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
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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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Sudan?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Sudan was 1.9% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2009.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release