Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan
Sudan: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.18 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan stood at 1.18 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan peaked at 1.18 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 481,734, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 50th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 481,734 | — |
| 2002 | 536,581 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 555,827 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 624,793 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 639,788 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 636,682 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 626,226 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 674,339 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 750,185 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 772,977 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 721,960 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 811,886 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 897,164 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 928,551 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 997,929 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614,017 | 481,734 | 750,185 | 9 |
| 2010s | 952,192 | 721,960 | 1.18 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sudan was 1.18 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 481,734 in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release