Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Sudan
Sudan: Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 2.34 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 2.34 million number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Sudan peaked at 2.34 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million number, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 29th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.22 million number | — |
| 2002 | 1.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million number | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million number | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million number | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million number | +3.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.34 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.22 million number, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.34 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 million number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.85 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million number | 1.84 million number | 2.34 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.07 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 56.16 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Sudan?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Sudan was 2.34 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.