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