Sudan: Information on the grade up to which it is compulsory for a person to go to school
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SDN20699.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: Information on the grade up to which it is compulsory for a person to go to school, 1 May 1995, SDN20699.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abcd68.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to Encyclopedia of the Third World, "Sudan provides free, universal and compulsory education for six years, from seven to 13" (1992, 1810). This source also states that "only 52% of children in the seven-to-12 age group attend primary school ..." (ibid.).
According to Sudan: A Country Study, the Nimeiri-led government proposed a broad reorganization of the educational system after it seized power in 1969 "which would eventually make the new six-year elementary education program compulsory and would pay much more attention to technical and vocational education at all levels" (1992, 111). However, the same source also indicates that "the hope for universal and compulsory education had not been realized by the early 1980s ..." (ibid.). For further information on the Sudanese education system, please consult the attached excerpts from Sudan: A Country Study.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992. 4th ed., Vol. 3. Edited by George Thomas Kurian. New York: Facts on File.
Sudan: A Country Study. 1992. Edited by Helen Chapin Metz. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army.
Attachment
Sudan: A Country Study. 1992. Edited by Helen Chapin Metz. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army, pp. 110-118.