Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 58.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 58.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 58.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2007.
That places Sudan 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.1% | — |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 45.9% | 55.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 49.8% | 58.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0557 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5536 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0593 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.22 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan was 58.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.