Somalia vs Sudan: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Somalia
6 years
in 2025
Sudan
6 years
in 2025
Somalia rank
21st
Sudan rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sudan, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 6 years against 6 years in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Somalia ranks 21st and Sudan ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.