Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 64.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan is 64.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 64.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.4% | — |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 49.4% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 64.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sudan was 64.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.