Embassy of the Sudan in Geneva

Education

Literacy percentage (15 years and over):
%Education Expenses:

Government expenditure on general education: 12%
Percentage of students (age group 6 – 14 years) enrolled in schools:80.5%
Percentage of students (age group 14 – 17) enrolled in secondary schools:
Percentage of students (age group 17 -21) enrolled in higher education: 14%(globally accepted ratio is 20%)
Percentage of students taking the higher education entrance exams in the liberal arts field:
Percentage of students taking the higher education entrance exams in the science field:
Percentage of students taking the higher education entrance exams in the commercial field:
Percentage of students taking the higher education entrance exams in the agricultural field:
General Education
Basic Education
Duration of basic education: 8 years.
Number of basic education schools: 18,052
Number of pupils: 4,935,113 students
Boys:students
Girls:students
Number of teachers at basic education stage:
Ratio of teachers to the number of students:
Percentage of female teachers at basic education stage: 65.6%
Academic Secondary Education
Duration of secondary education:years
Number of secondary schools:
Number of students:
Boys:students
Girls:students
Number of male teachers:
Ratio of teachers to students:29
Percentage of female teachers in secondary schools:
Technical Secondary Education
Number of schools:170
Number of students:27,205
Boys:20,408
Girls:6,797
Number of teachers:
Ratio of teachers to students: 1/14
Percentage of female teachers in technical secondary schools:
University Education
Total number of higher education institutions in Sudan:73
Government universities: 33
Private universities: 5
University colleges:
University instructors: 20,645 (PhD / M.Sc /Assistant and above / lecturer)
Demonym:
Religion
Muslims: 96.7 %3%indigenous beliefs: 0.3%
(Southern Blue Nile, Nuba Mountains, Ingessana Mountains)
Language
Arabic language:official language. English is also widely used.

There are also local dialects used in the following states: Northern, South Kordofan, Kassala, Red Sea, and the Darfur states >>>>>>