Primary education, pupils in Sudan
Sudan: Primary education, pupils was 47.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, primary education, pupils in Sudan stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Sudan peaked at 47.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2007.
That places Sudan 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.0% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 47.8% | 8 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, male 73.8% (2019)
- Labor force, total 10.95 million (2022)
- Labor force, female 19.7% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9316 GPI (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Sudan?
- Primary education, pupils in Sudan was 47.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Sudan ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.