Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sudan
Sudan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 572,594 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sudan, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sudan is 572,594 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sudan peaked at 572,594 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 382,970 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, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 382,970 number | — |
| 2000 | 394,089 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 404,010 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 414,759 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 424,987 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 434,692 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 443,824 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 452,545 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 463,117 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 473,536 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 483,600 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 493,049 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 501,579 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 510,293 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 518,545 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 526,346 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 533,659 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 540,517 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 548,728 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 556,808 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 564,763 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 572,594 number | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 572,594 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 572,594 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382,970 number | 382,970 number | 382,970 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 438,916 number | 394,089 number | 483,600 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,429 number | 493,049 number | 564,763 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,594 number | 572,594 number | 572,594 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 672,835 number compare
- 20 Türkiye 670,881 number compare
- 21 South Africa 576,960 number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 528,140 number compare
- 24 Angola 520,783 number compare
- 25 Iraq 510,682 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, female in Sudan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sudan was 572,594 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 572,594 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 382,970 number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.