Liberia vs Sudan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Liberia
62.7%
in 2022
Sudan
58.1%
in 2019
Liberia rank
179th
Sudan rank
182nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Liberia
- Sudan
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 62.7% against 58.1% in Sudan, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sudan ahead.
Liberia ranks 179th and Sudan ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 11 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1920s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 1930s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1940s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 1.0% | Liberia |
| 1950s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 2.2% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 1.1% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 31.0% | 1.4% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 43.0% | 7.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 54.7% | 28.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Liberia or Sudan?
- Liberia, at 62.7% against 58.1% in Sudan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Liberia and Sudan?
- 4.6%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sudan?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Liberia and Sudan rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Liberia ranks 179th 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
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.