Education in Central Darfur, Sudan: official figures
54.1% of children of primary-school age in Central Darfur were attending school in 2014, and 30.1% were out of school; the joint lowest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Central Darfur go to school as much as boys?
In Central Darfur, 50.9% of girls and 57.6% 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 Central Darfur go to secondary school?
12.2% of young people of secondary-school age in Central Darfur were attending secondary school in 2014 and 29.6% were out of school; the 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 Central Darfur can read?
27.4% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Central Darfur could read in 2014, the lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Central Darfur go to nursery or kindergarten?
9.1% of children aged 3 and 4 in Central Darfur attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 2nd lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Central Darfur compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Central Darfur ranks 18 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | South Kordofan | 69.5% |
| 13 | Kassala | 68.3% |
| 14 | South Darfur | 66.2% |
| 15 | East Darfur | 62.0% |
| 16 | West Darfur | 60.3% |
| 17 | West Kordofan | 54.1% |
| 18 | Central Darfur | 54.1% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Central Darfur ranks 18 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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