School age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.44 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan stood at 1.44 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan peaked at 1.44 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 861,434, in 1998.
That places Sudan 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 861,434 | — |
| 1999 | 882,119 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 899,082 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 915,771 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 930,180 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 944,402 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 963,021 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 985,693 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.44 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 871,776 | 861,434 | 882,119 | 2 |
| 2000s | 979,665 | 899,082 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.09 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million | 1.30 million | 1.44 million | 6 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0557 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5536 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0593 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.22 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Sudan was 1.44 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 861,434 in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Sudan ranks 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release