Primary education, pupils (% female) in Sudan
Sudan: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 47.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, primary education, pupils in Sudan stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Sudan peaked at 47.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2007.
That places Sudan 165th out of 203 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.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.2% | — |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.0% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 47.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.07 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 56.16 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Sudan?
- Primary education, pupils in Sudan was 47.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Sudan ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.