Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) in Sudan
Sudan: Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 2005
All-time low
6
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan, 2005–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
Sudan ranks 9th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) 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 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 9 Jordan 6 compare
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- 9 Montenegro 6 compare
- 9 Denmark 6 compare
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- 9 Morocco 6 compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 6 compare
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- 9 Finland 6 compare
- 9 Palestine 6 compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 6 compare
- 9 Norway 6 compare
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- 9 Iraq 6 compare
- 9 Belarus 6 compare
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- 9 Iceland 6 compare
- 9 Slovenia 6 compare
- 9 Monaco 6 compare
- 9 Djibouti 6 compare
- 9 Albania 6 compare
- 9 San Marino 6 compare
- 9 Poland 6 compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 compare
- 9 Kuwait 6 compare
- 9 Portugal 6 compare
- 9 Spain 6 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 6 compare
- 9 Italy 6 compare
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- 9 Tunisia 6 compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 6 compare
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- 9 Ireland 6 compare
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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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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