This study aims at creating an educational map for the basic
education in the Red Sea state in eastern Sudan within the
concept of the sustainable development and UNESCO vision
"education for sustainable development" which allows all
persons to acquire knowledge, skills, trends and the values
necessary for creating a sustainable future. The Red Sea State,
despite its strategic geographical location as the public port of
Sudan, is considered as the largest areas with high illiteracy
and mortality rate of infant and mothers in Sudan according to
reports of the national health information center in 2003.
Furthermore, the surveys of the United Nations Population
Programs in 2004 indicate to high rates of illiteracy and
school dropout compared with a decrease in school intake. For
these reasons we have selected this state in order to identify
the reasons behind the problem and find out the necessary
solutions using one of the most helping tools to adopt the
required decision representing in geographical information
system (GIS) for it has the ability to analyze a large amount of
data and information in different pictures making it as an
important tool for many sectors to help them in adopting the
required decision regarding the designing of strategic plans
and future project as well as creating effective and efficient
recovery programs in light of the available actual data and
information. No doubt, the education sector is considered as
the most sectors requiring the application of this technology
and utilizes it in planning of educational services and support
the decision making process.