Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 56.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan is 56.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 61.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2012.
That places Sudan 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54.9% | — |
| 2012 | 51.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -8.3% |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 194 Eritrea 59.6% compare
- 195 Niger 59.6% compare
- 196 Cape Verde 58.2% compare
- 198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.7%
- 199 Equatorial Guinea 34.4% compare
- 200 Somalia 14.7%
More education data for Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Sudan was 56.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release