Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan
Sudan: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 4.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.32
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.02
in 1971
All-time low
4.32
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 4.32 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan peaked at 7.02 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.32, in 2023.
That places Sudan 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.66 | — |
| 1951 | 6.67 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.67 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.67 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.68 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.68 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.68 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.67 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.67 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 6.66 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.66 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.66 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.7 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.76 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.8 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 6.84 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.88 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.91 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.95 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 6.97 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.99 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.02 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.98 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.94 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.91 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.87 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.82 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.78 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.72 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.65 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 6.59 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.53 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.47 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.41 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.34 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.28 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.22 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.17 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.13 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.11 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.07 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.05 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.02 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.97 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.91 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.86 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.79 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.72 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.65 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.62 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.6 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.56 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.53 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.49 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.46 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.33 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.27 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.21 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.17 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.14 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.09 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.03 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.96 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.91 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.83 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.76 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.68 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.62 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.54 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.46 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.38 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.32 | -1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.81 | 6.66 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.87 | 6.65 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 | 6.11 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 | 5.62 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5.17 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 | 4.62 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 | 4.32 | 4.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sudan was 4.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 in 1971.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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