Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan
Sudan: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 215 countries
All-time high
15 years
in 2019
All-time low
14 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 15 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan peaked at 15 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1998.
That places Sudan 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14 years | — |
| 1999 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1 years | 14 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
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More education data for Sudan
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- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Sudan was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Sudan ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release