Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan stood at 2.2%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan peaked at 3.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.
That places Sudan 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -36.7% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -57.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -69.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -56.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 18,924 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sudan was 2.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- How does Sudan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.