Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan
Sudan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 5.3% 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 5.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.
The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sudan peaked at 8.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2017.
That places Sudan 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 secondary education enrolled in in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.8% | — |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +102.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
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 5.3% 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 8.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sudan ranks 135th 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 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release