Eritrea vs Sudan: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Eritrea
6 years
in 2019
Sudan
6 years
in 2019
Eritrea rank
24th
Sudan rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
02468200520122019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sudan, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Eritrea or Sudan?
Eritrea, at 6 years against 6 years in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Eritrea and Sudan?
0 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Eritrea ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.