Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Sudan
Sudan: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 3.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan peaked at 7.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2017.
Sudan ranks 145th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +73.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +52.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +79.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -24.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 3.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.2%, 20% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 3.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan was 3.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sudan ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release