Education in Sudan 1,391 indicators covering education for Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 17,445 2019 down 31.7% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 58.0% 2017 up 26.4% 167th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 9,069 2019 down 40.8% 42nd Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 88.4% 2016 up 4.7% 128th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 9,649 2019 down 51.0% 43rd Progression to secondary school 92.0% 2016 down 4.5% 117th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2015 — 33rd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2.7% 2016 down 37.5% 70th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 57.1% 2017 up 34.5% 164th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 58.8% 2017 up 19.5% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9718 GPI 2017 up 12.5% 138th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 61.7% 2017 up 5.0% 177th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 10.26 million 2025 up 17.8% 22nd Population of compulsory school age, female 5.07 million 2025 up 17.8% 22nd Population of compulsory school age, male 5.19 million 2025 up 17.8% 23rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.17 million 2019 up 29.5% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2015 — 42nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 579,959 2019 up 46.5% 52nd Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 unchanged 161st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 7,973 2019 down 38.6% 47th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 9,020 2019 down 31.6% 41st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 9,054 2019 down 45.4% 46th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 10,414 2019 down 37.0% 45th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 585,415 2019 up 16.2% 53rd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.0% 2009 up 99.8% 179th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 38.6% 2017 up 32.6% 151st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 7,925 2019 down 41.9% 44th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 8,108 2019 down 50.1% 50th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2015 — 15th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 43.4% 2025 up 14.8% 20th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 44.5% 2025 up 2.8% 16th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 42.3% 2025 up 30.6% 19th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 54.1% 2025 up 3.2% 32nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 52.6% 2025 down 8.2% 33rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 55.5% 2025 up 16.4% 29th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 42.3% 2025 down 4.1% 5th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 43.0% 2025 down 3.6% 6th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 41.7% 2025 down 4.1% 5th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.9477 modelled data 2025 down 18.8% 88th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.14 million 2019 up 55.4% 42nd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.0% 2009 up 99.8% 179th Primary education, pupils 47.8% 2017 up 6.1% 165th Inequality in education 0.4245 2023 down 0.5% 19th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2.9% 2016 down 36.4% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 39.8% 2017 up 38.4% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 37.4% 2017 up 27.1% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2017 up 8.9% 66th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 599,320 2019 up 69.1% 39th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.05 modelled data 2025 down 16.2% 61st Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 unchanged 108th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 — 132nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 545,144 2019 up 42.7% 43rd Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 15,230 2019 down 15.5% 44th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.03 modelled data 2025 up 0.5% 62nd ← Previous Page 9 of 24 Next →