Education in Red Sea, Sudan: official figures
84.4% of children of primary-school age in Red Sea were attending school in 2014, and 17.7% were out of school; 4th highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Red Sea go to school as much as boys?
In Red Sea, 83.5% of girls and 85.3% 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 Red Sea go to secondary school?
35.2% of young people of secondary-school age in Red Sea were attending secondary school in 2014 and 16.0% were out of school; 5th 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 Red Sea can read?
71.9% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Red Sea could read in 2014, 4th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Red Sea go to nursery or kindergarten?
37.6% of children aged 3 and 4 in Red Sea attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 3rd highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Red Sea compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Red Sea ranks 4 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)
Red Sea ranks 4 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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