School completion in Sudan
Sudan: School completion was 75.64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.64
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
133rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
75.64
in 2025
All-time low
42.7
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 75.64 for school completion 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, school completion in Sudan peaked at 75.64 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.
School completion in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.7 | — |
| 1982 | 43.5 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 44.1 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.73 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.53 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 46.14 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.9 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47.64 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.39 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 49.16 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.1 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.96 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.85 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 52.63 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 53.49 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 54.29 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 55.17 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.98 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 56.77 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.59 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 58.51 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.4 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.47 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 61.47 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62.46 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.48 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.44 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.29 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 66.12 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.85 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 67.57 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.24 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.88 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.39 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.97 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.44 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.97 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.51 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 72.12 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.71 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.3 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.83 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.43 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.03 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 75.64 | +0.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 75.64 is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.71, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 75.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.51 | 42.7 | 48.39 | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.04 | 49.16 | 56.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.92 | 57.59 | 66.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.59 | 66.85 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.16 | 72.71 | 75.64 | 6 |
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 school completion in Sudan?
- School completion in Sudan was 75.64 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.64 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7 in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for school completion?
- Sudan ranks 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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