Duration of compulsory education in Sudan
Sudan: Duration of compulsory education was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
8
in 2010
All-time low
6
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Sudan, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Sudan is 8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Sudan peaked at 8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
That places Sudan 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.07 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 56.16 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Sudan?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sudan was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sudan ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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