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 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.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.