Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan is 1.02 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 index, in 1981.
Sudan ranks 118th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5309 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.546 index | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5674 index | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5924 index | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6211 index | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6482 index | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6791 index | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.716 index | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7461 index | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7704 index | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7937 index | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8194 index | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8502 index | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8781 index | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.897 index | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9121 index | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9244 index | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9334 index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9353 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.944 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9435 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9296 index | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9199 index | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9129 index | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9109 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9134 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9219 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9375 index | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.952 index | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9583 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9634 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9655 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.968 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9696 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9727 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9745 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.978 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9739 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9723 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9726 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9735 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9827 index | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.995 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.02 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.02 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6275 index | 0.5309 index | 0.7461 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8714 index | 0.7704 index | 0.9353 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9286 index | 0.9109 index | 0.952 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9696 index | 0.9583 index | 0.978 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9912 index | 0.9726 index | 1.02 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 index in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.