Education in Gezira, Sudan: official figures
84.2% of children of primary-school age in Gezira were attending school in 2014, and 15.8% were out of school; 5th highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Gezira go to school as much as boys?
In Gezira, 83.2% of girls and 85.2% of boys of primary-school age attended school in 2014 (Sudan: 75.5% and 77.4%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow many teenagers in Gezira go to secondary school?
38.9% of young people of secondary-school age in Gezira were attending secondary school in 2014 and 25.9% were out of school; 4th highest of the 18 states for secondary attendance (Sudan: 28.4% and 24.2%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow many young women in Gezira can read?
66.4% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Gezira could read in 2014, 6th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Gezira go to nursery or kindergarten?
21.0% of children aged 3 and 4 in Gezira attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 8th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Gezira compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Gezira ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Khartoum | 95.3% |
| 3 | River Nile | 91.1% |
| 4 | Red Sea | 84.4% |
| 5 | Gezira | 84.2% |
| 6 | Sennar | 81.6% |
| 7 | White Nile | 79.3% |
| 8 | Blue Nile | 78.0% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Gezira ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | River Nile | 79.8% |
| 4 | Red Sea | 71.9% |
| 5 | White Nile | 67.5% |
| 6 | Gezira | 66.4% |
| 7 | North Kordofan | 58.8% |
| 8 | North Darfur | 56.0% |
| 9 | Sennar | 54.0% |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan): Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report (state tables HH.6, HH.8, CM.2, NU.2, CH.2, WS.7, RH.2, RH.10, RH.11, CD.1, ED.1, ED.4, ED.5, CP.4, CP.7, CP.13, HFS.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9400cecaceed…)
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