Eritrea vs Sudan: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Eritrea

2.1%

in 2006

Sudan

2.0%

in 2009

Eritrea rank

177th

Sudan rank

179th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Eritrea currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 177th and Sudan ranks 179th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.