School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan
Sudan: School enrollment, primary, female was 58.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan, 2011–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Sudan stood at 58.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 159th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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More education data for Sudan
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 school enrollment, primary, female in Sudan?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan was 58.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Sudan ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.