Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan is 1.05 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.05 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8237 index, in 1981.
That places Sudan 45th out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8237 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8306 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8369 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8457 index | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8547 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8593 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8635 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8669 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8751 index | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8789 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8814 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.887 index | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8927 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9006 index | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9098 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9181 index | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9268 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9341 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9403 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9467 index | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9541 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9568 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9625 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9672 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9689 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.974 index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9787 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9827 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9895 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.05 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.05 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8507 index | 0.8237 index | 0.8751 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.907 index | 0.8789 index | 0.9403 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9681 index | 0.9467 index | 0.9895 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9969 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8237 index in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.