Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Sudan
Sudan: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Sudan, 2005–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 8 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Sudan peaked at 8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
That places Sudan 69th out of 73 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.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary 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% |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Sudan?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Sudan was 8 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Sudan ranks 69th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary 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 UNICEF, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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