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.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
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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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.