School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2015. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan, 1999–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 2015.
Sudan ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.17 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 139 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 GPI compare
- 140 San Marino 1.01 GPI compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 143 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
- 144 Angola 0.9887 GPI compare
- 145 Eswatini 0.9874 GPI compare
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sudan was 1 GPI in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.