Niger vs Sudan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Niger
58.3%
in 2024
Sudan
58.1%
in 2019
Niger rank
181st
Sudan rank
182nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 58.3% against 58.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 181st and Sudan ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 6.5% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 17.1% | 12.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 31.0% | 20.6% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 43.0% | 24.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 54.7% | 1.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Niger or Sudan?
- Niger, at 58.3% against 58.1% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Niger and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2019.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Niger ranks 181st 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.