Education in Sennar, Sudan: official figures
81.6% of children of primary-school age in Sennar were attending school in 2014, and 26.9% were out of school; 6th highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in Sennar go to school as much as boys?
In Sennar, 80.2% of girls and 83.0% 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 Sennar go to secondary school?
22.1% of young people of secondary-school age in Sennar were attending secondary school in 2014 and 26.9% were out of school; 9th 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 Sennar can read?
54.0% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Sennar could read in 2014, 9th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in Sennar go to nursery or kindergarten?
24.8% of children aged 3 and 4 in Sennar attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 6th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Sennar compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
Sennar ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | River Nile | 91.1% |
| 4 | Red Sea | 84.4% |
| 5 | Gezira | 84.2% |
| 6 | Sennar | 81.6% |
| 7 | White Nile | 79.3% |
| 8 | Blue Nile | 78.0% |
| 9 | North Darfur | 76.7% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
Sennar ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gezira | 66.4% |
| 7 | North Kordofan | 58.8% |
| 8 | North Darfur | 56.0% |
| 9 | Sennar | 54.0% |
| 10 | West Darfur | 50.1% |
| 11 | South Darfur | 49.3% |
| 12 | South Kordofan | 49.2% |
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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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