Share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan
Sudan: Share of children who have completed primary school was 75.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 75.6% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan peaked at 75.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1981.
Sudan ranks 133rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.7% | — |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 75.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.7%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 75.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.5% | 42.7% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 49.2% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 57.6% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.8% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 72.7% | 75.6% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Sudan was 75.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Sudan ranks 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.