Enrolment in primary education, female in Sudan
Sudan: Enrolment in primary education, 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 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% |
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
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
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.