Sudan: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Sudan's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 17.4% on 2016 (from 30,149 to 24,900).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2016), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 29.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 68.2% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.4% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Sudan had the 46th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sudan in the 2017 ranking

• Panama — 43rd of 61: 54,671
• North Macedonia — 44th of 61: 45,294
• Togo — 45th of 61: 42,212
• Lithuania — 47th of 61: 24,108
• Latvia — 48th of 61: 23,901
• Ireland — 49th of 61: 19,280

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 17 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Sudan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5.23 million (2019)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.4% (2019)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 70.97% (2019)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 73.79% (2019)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's secondary education, vocational pupils?

24,900 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is down 19.38% from 30,884 in 2001 (1.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 44,128 in 2006 and the lowest 22,173 in 2011.

How does Sudan rank?

46th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Sudan?

In 2017, Sudan's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 17.4% on 2016 (from 30,149 to 24,900). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2016), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 29.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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