School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 1.07 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan stood at 1.07 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 1.07 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 652,681 number, in 1999.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 652,681 number | — |
| 2000 | 665,421 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 682,997 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 704,695 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 727,096 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 750,491 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 773,277 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 792,815 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 810,280 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 829,450 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 849,979 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 871,300 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 893,008 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 913,120 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 933,995 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 955,420 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 976,204 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 994,980 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 652,681 number | 652,681 number | 652,681 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 758,650 number | 665,421 number | 849,979 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,069 number | 871,300 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.25 million number compare
- 20 Uganda 1.24 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 1.08 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.04 million number compare
- 24 Myanmar 940,051 number compare
- 25 Iraq 906,208 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Sudan was 1.07 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 652,681 number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.