Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.07 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.07 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9349 index, in 1981.
That places Sudan 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9349 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9423 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9522 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9647 index | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9708 index | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9753 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9769 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9799 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9837 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9929 index | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9971 index | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9923 index | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9835 index | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.98 index | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9796 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9813 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9899 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9955 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.07 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.07 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9645 index | 0.9349 index | 0.9837 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9893 index | 0.9796 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More gender data for Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,803 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,803 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9349 index in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.