Education in Gedaref, Sudan: official figures
72.3% of children of primary-school age in Gedaref were attending school in 2014, and 25.6% were out of school; 8th lowest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Gedaref go to school as much as boys?
In Gedaref, 68.6% of girls and 75.9% 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 Gedaref go to secondary school?
16.9% of young people of secondary-school age in Gedaref were attending secondary school in 2014 and 25.4% were out of school; 7th 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 Gedaref can read?
42.8% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Gedaref could read in 2014, 5th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Gedaref go to nursery or kindergarten?
16.2% of children aged 3 and 4 in Gedaref attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 9th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Gedaref compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Gedaref ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blue Nile | 78.0% |
| 9 | North Darfur | 76.7% |
| 10 | North Kordofan | 73.9% |
| 11 | Gedaref | 72.3% |
| 12 | South Kordofan | 69.5% |
| 13 | Kassala | 68.3% |
| 14 | South Darfur | 66.2% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Gedaref ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | South Darfur | 49.3% |
| 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% |
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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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