Education in Blue Nile, Sudan: official figures
78.0% of children of primary-school age in Blue Nile were attending school in 2014, and 42.5% were out of school; 8th highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Blue Nile go to school as much as boys?
In Blue Nile, 77.3% of girls and 78.6% 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 Blue Nile go to secondary school?
12.6% of young people of secondary-school age in Blue Nile were attending secondary school in 2014 and 29.8% were out of school; 2nd lowest 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 Blue Nile can read?
36.1% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Blue Nile could read in 2014, 3rd lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Blue Nile go to nursery or kindergarten?
13.3% of children aged 3 and 4 in Blue Nile attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 6th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Blue Nile compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Blue Nile ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gezira | 84.2% |
| 6 | Sennar | 81.6% |
| 7 | White Nile | 79.3% |
| 8 | Blue Nile | 78.0% |
| 9 | North Darfur | 76.7% |
| 10 | North Kordofan | 73.9% |
| 11 | Gedaref | 72.3% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Blue Nile ranks 16 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | South Kordofan | 49.2% |
| 13 | Kassala | 48.4% |
| 14 | Gedaref | 42.8% |
| 15 | East Darfur | 40.0% |
| 16 | Blue Nile | 36.1% |
| 17 | West Kordofan | 32.9% |
| 18 | Central Darfur | 27.4% |
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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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