Primary education, pupils in Sudan
Sudan: Primary education, pupils was 5.23 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Sudan is 5.23 million, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Sudan peaked at 5.23 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million, in 2001.
That places Sudan 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.27 million | 2.69 million | 3.97 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.54 million | 3.98 million | 5.23 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, male 73.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Sudan?
- Primary education, pupils in Sudan was 5.23 million in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Sudan ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.