Girls in primary school in Sudan

Girls in primary school in Sudan: 0% in 1820 and 58.9% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 58.9%
Since 1820: +58.9 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 95 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2017: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 62% in 2016, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Sudan	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	58.9	88.2
2016	62	88.3
2015	59.1	88.2
2014	58.7	88.3
2013	57.6	88.2
2012	56.5	88.2
2011	55.3	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	43	75.8
1975	33.7	72.9
1970	28.4	69
1965	20.6	66
1960	13.7	63.1
1955	5.7	57.4
1950	7.3	51.4
1945	5.7	43.5
1940	4.5	40
1935	3.5	38.2
1930	2.7	36.4
1925	2.1	33
1920	1.7	30.5
1915	1.3	29.2
1910	1	28.1
1905	0.8	25.1
1900	0.6	23.3
1895	0.5	21.8
1890	0.4	20
1885	0.3	19
1880	0.2	17.2
1875	0.2	15.7
1870	0.1	13.2
1865	0.1	10.6
1860	0.1	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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