Children out of school, primary in Sudan

Sudan: Children out of school, primary was 3.17 million in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
3.17 million
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.17 million
in 2019
All-time low
2.75 million
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Children out of school, primary in Sudan, 2011–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M2011201520192011: 2.8M2012: 3.0M2013: 3.1M2014: 3.1M2015: 3.2M2016: 3.1M2017: 3.0M2018: 2.8M2019: 3.2M

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2019, children out of school, primary in Sudan stood at 3.17 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Sudan peaked at 3.17 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 2018.

That places Sudan 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 2 China 8.25 million compare
  2. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.23 million compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 4.24 million compare
  4. 6 Angola 2.28 million compare
  5. 7 Tanzania 2.01 million compare
  6. 8 Niger 1.88 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary in Sudan?
Children out of school, primary in Sudan was 3.17 million in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 3.17 million in 2019.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 2018.
How does Sudan rank for children out of school, primary?
Sudan ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.