Education in White Nile, Sudan: official figures
79.3% of children of primary-school age in White Nile were attending school in 2014, and 18.2% were out of school; 7th highest of the 18 states for attendance (Sudan: 76.4% and 21.6%).
Do girls in White Nile go to school as much as boys?
In White Nile, 79.0% of girls and 79.7% 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 White Nile go to secondary school?
26.4% of young people of secondary-school age in White Nile were attending secondary school in 2014 and 31.2% were out of school; 6th 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 White Nile can read?
67.5% of young women aged 15 to 24 in White Nile could read in 2014, 5th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 59.8%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo young children in White Nile go to nursery or kindergarten?
26.2% of children aged 3 and 4 in White Nile attended an early childhood education programme in 2014, 5th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 22.3%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow White Nile compares with other states
Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) (2014)
White Nile ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net attendance ratio (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | North Kordofan | 73.9% |
Young women aged 15-24 who can read (2014)
White Nile ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young women aged 15-24 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | North Darfur | 56.0% |
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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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