School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan
Sudan: School enrollment, primary, female was 71.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 71.0% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Sudan peaked at 71.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2001.
That places Sudan 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 50.3% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 60.9% | 71.0% | 10 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Sudan?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan was 71.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Sudan ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.