Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan
Sudan: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 12 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
12
in 1998
All-time low
12
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 12 for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan peaked at 12 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1998.
That places Sudan 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 9 Egypt 12 compare
- 9 Iraq 12 compare
- 9 Slovenia 12 compare
- 9 Liechtenstein 12 compare
- 9 Switzerland 12 compare
- 9 Tunisia 12 compare
- 9 Portugal 12 compare
- 9 Belgium 12 compare
- 9 Spain 12 compare
- 9 Andorra 12 compare
- 9 Cyprus 12 compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 12 compare
- 9 Greece 12 compare
- 9 Lebanon 12 compare
- 9 Qatar 12 compare
- 9 Yemen 12 compare
- 9 Netherlands 12 compare
- 9 Jordan 12 compare
- 9 Syria 12 compare
- 9 Iran 12 compare
- 9 Morocco 12 compare
- 9 Georgia 12 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 12 compare
- 9 Libya 12 compare
- 9 Bahrain 12 compare
More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Sudan was 12 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary 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 lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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