Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan
Sudan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 1.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan stood at 1.16 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan peaked at 1.16 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 775,675 number, in 1999.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 775,675 number | — |
| 2000 | 798,421 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 818,714 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 840,787 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 861,779 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 881,576 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 899,920 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 917,053 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 938,702 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 959,735 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 979,902 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 998,934 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million number | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.16 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 508,120 number, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.16 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 775,675 number | 775,675 number | 775,675 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 889,659 number | 798,421 number | 979,902 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 998,934 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.39 million number compare
- 20 Türkiye 1.37 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 1.17 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.08 million number compare
- 24 Iraq 1.05 million number compare
- 25 Angola 1.05 million number compare
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Sudan was 1.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 775,675 number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.