Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sudan
Sudan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 588,767 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sudan, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sudan stood at 588,767 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sudan peaked at 588,767 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 392,705 number, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 392,705 number | — |
| 2000 | 404,332 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 414,704 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 426,028 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 436,792 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 446,884 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 456,096 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 464,508 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 475,585 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 486,199 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 496,302 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 505,885 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 514,806 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 523,489 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 532,091 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 540,463 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 548,345 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 555,596 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 564,252 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 572,661 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 580,829 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 588,767 number | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 588,767 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 588,767 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 392,705 number | 392,705 number | 392,705 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 450,743 number | 404,332 number | 496,302 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 543,842 number | 505,885 number | 580,829 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 588,767 number | 588,767 number | 588,767 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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, male in Sudan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sudan was 588,767 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 588,767 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,705 number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.