Education in Sudan

1,391 indicators covering education for Sudan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 75.6% 2025 up 8.1% 133rd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 77.6% 2025 up 9.6% 134th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 modelled data 2025 up 2.6% 45th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 73.7% 2025 up 6.6% 131st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -17.41 % change on previous year 2017 up 44.6% 169th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.6% 2019 down 28.6% 166th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 40.8% 2025 up 7.1% 143rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 42.3% 2025 up 8.4% 139th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 modelled data 2025 up 2.1% 50th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 39.3% 2025 up 5.8% 143rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 33.6% 2025 up 22.1% 123rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 33.8% 2025 up 24.7% 123rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 modelled data 2025 up 4.4% 118th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 33.3% 2025 up 19.5% 116th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 14.0% 2022 down 52.4% 27th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.9% 2022 down 50.1% 72nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2022 down 55.6% 58th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 15.9% 2015 up 29.8% 144th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 15.8% 2015 up 39.0% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2015 down 6.2% 144th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 41,270 number 2017 up 46.4% 33rd
Repeaters, primary, total 2.6% 2017 down 40.0% 88th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.7949 years 2015 up 29.8% 148th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.7915 years 2015 up 39.0% 142nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2015 down 6.2% 145th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 38.3% 2017 down 7.2% 8th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 7.07 years 2015 up 18.3% 179th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 60.1% 2019 up 3.9% 183rd
Persistence to grade 5, total 81.0% 2018 up 1.7% 116th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 74.2% 2018 down 2.2% 134th
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
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 16,899 2024 up 66.8% 9th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 26,696 2024 up 117.8% 5th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 84.0% 2017 up 18.0% 172nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 88.1% 2017 up 18.3% 170th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.8831 years 2019 up 40.1% 162nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.8841 years 2019 up 25.5% 162nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9988 GPIA 2019 up 11.7% 111th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 91.1% 2019 up 0.9% 155th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 3,763 2019 up 67.1% 30th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 38,323 2019 up 84.8% 33rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9343 GPI 2015 up 2.1% 149th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 4.7% 2100 down 23.1% 9th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 4.76 million people 2100 down 22.8% 5th
Population by level of education 37.79 million people 2100 up 17.9% 22nd
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 2.2% 36th
Repeaters, primary, female 2.3% 2017 down 42.6% 81st
Repeaters, primary, male 2.8% 2017 down 37.7% 88th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 6.81 years 2015 up 20.1% 172nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 7.32 years 2015 up 16.8% 177th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9308 GPIA 2015 up 2.9% 154th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2017 down 0.1% 28th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 60.5% 2019 down 5.1% 176th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 59.7% 2019 up 15.2% 174th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.986 GPIA 2019 up 21.4% 147th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 41,248 number 2017 up 46.3% 30th
School enrollment, secondary, private 20.2% 2019 up 52.1% 66th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.18 GPIA 2018 up 28.2% 5th
School enrollment, primary 60.0% 2017 up 2.1% 179th