Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan
Sudan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 39.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan stood at 39.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan peaked at 40.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2003.
That places Sudan 145th out of 182 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, upper secondary, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.1% | — |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.7% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 28.2% | 40.3% | 8 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sudan was 39.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2003.
- How does Sudan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Sudan ranks 145th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.