Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 99.9% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Sudan peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2002.
That places Sudan 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 99.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 99.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 | 95.3% | 90.0% | 99.9% | 7 |
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 pre-primary education who are female in Sudan?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Sudan was 99.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education who are female?
- Sudan ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.