Eritrea vs Sudan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Eritrea
56.5%
in 2022
Sudan
58.1%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
183rd
Sudan rank
182nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 58.1% against 56.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 58.1% against 56.5% in Eritrea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 1.6%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.