Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan
Sudan: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 2.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan, 2000–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2009, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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More reference data data for Sudan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.511 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 26.44 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 23.88 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 31.32 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan was 2.0% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Sudan ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.