Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sudan
Sudan: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 46.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sudan, 2012–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sudan stood at 46.4%.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 97th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.8% | — |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +9.1% |
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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 upper secondary education who are female in Sudan?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sudan was 46.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Sudan ranks 97th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary 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.