Education in Northern, Sudan: official figures
95.5% of children of primary-school age in Northern State were attending school in 2014, and 5.7% were out of school; the highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Northern State go to school as much as boys?
In Northern State, 95.3% of girls and 95.7% 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 Northern State go to secondary school?
45.4% of young people of secondary-school age in Northern State were attending secondary school in 2014 and 16.1% were out of school; 3rd 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 Northern State can read?
91.5% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Northern State could read in 2014, the highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Northern State go to nursery or kindergarten?
47.3% of children aged 3 and 4 in Northern State attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 2nd highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Northern compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Northern ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | 95.5% |
| 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% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Northern ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | 91.5% |
| 2 | Khartoum | 82.6% |
| 3 | River Nile | 79.8% |
| 4 | Red Sea | 71.9% |
| 5 | White Nile | 67.5% |
| 6 | Gezira | 66.4% |
| 7 | North Kordofan | 58.8% |
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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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