Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sudan
Sudan: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 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: Our World in Data.
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.
That places Sudan 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
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 Our World in Data.
- 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 21st out of 200 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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