Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan
Sudan: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.8% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan, 2000–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan is 10.8%, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan peaked at 11.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2005.
That places Sudan 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Final consumption expenditure 132.40 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 44.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 530.95 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 20.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.1% (2009)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 81.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 59.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 6.89 billion current LCU (2009)
- Final consumption expenditure 99.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sudan was 10.8% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Sudan ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.