Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 43.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sudan, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sudan stood at 43.8%.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sudan peaked at 48.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2018.
Sudan ranks 5th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45.1% | — |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +13.1% |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.6% compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.3%
- 4 Tokelau 63.7%
- 6 Cape Verde 41.8% compare
- 7 Niger 40.4% compare
- 8 Eritrea 40.4% compare
More education data for Sudan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.22 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.15 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 653,088 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.28 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sudan?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sudan was 43.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Sudan ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.