School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Sudan
Sudan: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 58.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan, 2011–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Sudan stood at 58.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 159th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 55.3% | — |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -5.0% |
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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 enrollment, primary, female in Sudan?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Sudan was 58.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Sudan ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.