Education in Sudan

1,391 indicators covering education for Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 4.29 years 2023 up 6.9% 183rd
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 24.8% 117th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0011 units per person 2019 down 49.1% 74th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0012 units per person 2019 down 54.6% 81st
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 8.83 years 2023 up 8.4% 181st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 19.4% 41st
Primary completion rate, male 60.5% 2019 down 5.1% 172nd
Primary completion rate, female 59.7% 2019 up 15.2% 170th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 6.4% 46th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 16.9% 107th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 unchanged 161st
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.051 units per person 2017 up 28.9% 167th
Secondary education, general pupils 2.18 million 2017 up 68.0% 43rd
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.07 million number 2017 up 126.4% 33rd
Lower secondary completion rate, total 47.5% 2019 down 2.6% 157th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 64.0% 2017 up 17.4% 186th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 7.09 years 2017 up 21.4% 190th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.3018 units per square kilometre 2019 up 44.4% 157th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.3114 units per square kilometre 2019 up 36.7% 158th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0563 units per square kilometre 2019 down 28.0% 119th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 2017 up 28.4% 178th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 47.4% 2018 up 74.0% 124th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 47.4% 2018 up 67.9% 125th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 24.96 % change on previous year 2019 up 143.8% 13th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 24,900 2017 down 17.7% 104th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 74.2% 2018 down 2.2% 133rd
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 141.9% 32nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.8459 years 2015 up 38.5% 121st
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.07 million number 2017 up 126.4% 33rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.025 number per person 2017 up 73.7% 100th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 607,997 2025 up 17.0% 21st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 595,412 2025 up 17.0% 21st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.20 million 2025 up 17.0% 21st
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 up 7.1% 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 327,599 2015 up 89.7% 49th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 325,489 2015 up 70.2% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 72.4% 2019 up 6.1% 212th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.44 years 2019 up 8.4% 185th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6% 2019 down 28.6% 173rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.5% 2019 up 10.6% 164th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 653,088 2015 up 79.4% 46th