Sudan
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
6,683,215 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
5,970,498 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
34%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
64
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 73%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 73%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 64%
-
Male 66%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 52%
-
Male 51%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 28%
-
Male 34%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 21%
-
Male 20%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 24%
-
Male 20%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 36%
-
Male 29%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
GPE and COVID-19
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Sudan: The Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Schools to Innovate
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists