Over-age students, primary in Sudan
Sudan: Over-age students, primary was 17.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
17.9%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
24th
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2013
All-time low
12.5%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2011–2017
Over-age students, primary in Sudan, 2011–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Sudan is 17.9%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Over-age students, primary in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.5% | — |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
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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 over-age students, primary in Sudan?
- Over-age students, primary in Sudan was 17.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for over-age students, primary?
- Sudan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.