Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sudan

Gross primary school enrolment in Sudan was 72.4% in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Sudan is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Sudan, 2019 72.4% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2018 +0.4percentage points 2018: 72.0%
World, 2019 99.1% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sudan over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period SudanWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 72.4% 99.1%
2018 72.0% 99.1%
2017 70.4% 101.8%
2016 69.9% 102.1%
2015 67.7% 101.0%
2014 67.1% 101.6%
2013 67.0% 103.0%
2012 66.1% 102.9%
2011 65.0% 102.4%
2010 67.3% 102.5%
2009 68.2% 102.7%
2008 68.9% 102.9%
2007 63.5% 102.7%
2006 63.8% 101.7%
2005 59.4% 101.7%
2004 58.1% 101.6%
2003 56.5% 100.9%
2002 55.2% 99.4%
2001 54.9% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 72.0% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 68.2%, the figure has changed by +4.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 99.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2019 for Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics