Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 91.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 91.1% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2002.
Sudan ranks 126th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.8% | — |
| 2002 | 62.7% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -5.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 91.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 91.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +31.9% | 62.7% | 82.7% |
| 2002 | -27.8% | 86.8% | 62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 62.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 90.0% | 97.5% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Sudan was 91.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2002.
- How does Sudan rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Sudan ranks 126th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release