Education in Sudan 95 indicators covering education for Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 40.2% 2025 down 7.7% 24th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 4.9% 194th School enrollment, primary 72.4% 2019 up 6.1% 201st School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% 2019 up 10.5% 198th School enrollment, primary, male 73.8% 2019 up 2.3% 198th Labor force, female 19.7% 2022 down 31.8% 176th Labor force, total 10.95 million 2022 up 11.8% 53rd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9316 GPI 2018 up 7.3% 179th School enrollment, secondary 43.5% 2019 up 10.2% 183rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 8.6 per 1,000 2024 up 50.9% 16th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.9 per 1,000 2024 up 40.0% 22nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 15.4 per 1,000 2024 up 32.8% 3rd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 27.3 per 1,000 2024 up 58.7% 2nd School enrollment, secondary, female 44.9% 2019 up 23.4% 177th School enrollment, secondary, male 42.2% 2019 down 0.9% 183rd School enrollment, tertiary 15.9% 2015 up 34.2% 139th School enrollment, primary, private 10.6% 2019 up 117.5% 110th School enrollment, preprimary 47.4% 2018 up 70.9% 126th School enrollment, tertiary, female 15.9% 2015 up 29.8% 143rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 15.8% 2015 up 39.0% 138th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2015 down 6.2% 142nd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 up 13.4% 85th Primary completion rate, female 59.7% 2019 up 15.2% 170th Primary completion rate, male 60.5% 2019 down 5.1% 172nd Government expenditure on education, total 2.0% 2009 up 99.8% 176th Secondary education, general pupils 2.18 million 2017 up 68.0% 43rd Lower secondary completion rate, total 47.5% 2019 down 2.6% 157th School enrollment, preprimary, male 47.4% 2018 up 74.0% 124th School enrollment, preprimary, female 47.4% 2018 up 67.9% 125th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 74.2% 2018 down 2.2% 133rd Government expenditure on education, total 10.8% 2009 up 18.3% 136th Secondary education, general pupils 50.0% 2017 up 4.7% 91st Lower secondary completion rate, female 48.7% 2019 up 10.9% 160th Lower secondary completion rate, male 46.3% 2019 down 13.5% 157th Children out of school 43.8% 2019 down 2.7% 4th Primary education, pupils 5.23 million 2019 up 31.8% 30th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 91st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 2.31 million 2019 up 41.2% 50th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 67.5% 2018 down 14.3% 128th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 82.1% 2018 up 13.4% 112th Secondary education, vocational pupils 24,900 2017 down 17.7% 104th Number of infant deaths, female 31,271 2024 up 7.0% 9th Number of infant deaths, male 40,000 2024 up 4.7% 7th Number of under-five deaths, female 45,867 2024 up 16.7% 8th Number of under-five deaths, male 56,012 2024 up 13.6% 8th Children out of school, female 41.9% 2019 down 13.3% 7th Children out of school, male 45.7% 2019 up 9.2% 4th Secondary education, vocational pupils 24.3% 2017 up 15.1% 166th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 86.0% 2017 up 18.1% 173rd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2022 down 55.6% 58th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.9% 2022 down 50.1% 72nd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 14.0% 2022 down 52.4% 27th Repeaters, primary, total 2.6% 2017 down 40.0% 88th Persistence to grade 5, total 81.0% 2018 up 1.7% 116th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 26,696 2024 up 117.8% 5th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 11,636 2024 up 79.7% 9th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 5,921 2024 up 68.3% 11th Page 1 of 2 Next →