Education in West Darfur, Sudan: official figures
60.3% of children of primary-school age in West Darfur were attending school in 2014, and 30.2% were out of school; 3rd lowest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in West Darfur go to school as much as boys?
In West Darfur, 56.8% of girls and 63.5% 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 West Darfur go to secondary school?
22.5% of young people of secondary-school age in West Darfur were attending secondary school in 2014 and 19.6% were out of school; 7th 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 West Darfur can read?
50.1% of young women aged 15 to 24 in West Darfur could read in 2014, 9th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in West Darfur go to nursery or kindergarten?
13.5% of children aged 3 and 4 in West Darfur attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 7th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow West Darfur compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
West Darfur ranks 16 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)
West Darfur ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 13 | Kassala | 48.4% |
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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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