School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan

Sudan: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 540,617 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
540,617 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
540,617 number
in 2020
All-time low
329,955 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan, 1999–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920201999: 330.0k number2000: 336.4k number2001: 345.4k number2002: 356.5k number2003: 368.0k number2004: 380.0k number2005: 391.6k number2006: 401.4k number2007: 410.3k number2008: 420.0k number2009: 430.2k number2010: 440.9k number2011: 452.0k number2012: 462.0k number2013: 472.6k number2014: 483.5k number2015: 494.2k number2016: 503.8k number2017: 512.9k number2018: 522.1k number2019: 531.5k number2020: 540.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan stood at 540,617 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan peaked at 540,617 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 329,955 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, male in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Sudan, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 329,955 number
2000 336,427 number +2.0%
2001 345,398 number +2.7%
2002 356,505 number +3.2%
2003 368,013 number +3.2%
2004 380,028 number +3.3%
2005 391,632 number +3.1%
2006 401,386 number +2.5%
2007 410,326 number +2.2%
2008 419,991 number +2.4%
2009 430,246 number +2.4%
2010 440,937 number +2.5%
2011 452,006 number +2.5%
2012 462,017 number +2.2%
2013 472,568 number +2.3%
2014 483,510 number +2.3%
2015 494,173 number +2.2%
2016 503,803 number +1.9%
2017 512,853 number +1.8%
2018 522,098 number +1.8%
2019 531,468 number +1.8%
2020 540,617 number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 329,955 number 329,955 number 329,955 number 1
2000s 383,995 number 336,427 number 430,246 number 10
2010s 487,543 number 440,937 number 531,468 number 10
2020s 540,617 number 540,617 number 540,617 number 1

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 638,419 number compare
  2. 20 Uganda 624,242 number compare
  3. 21 South Africa 544,953 number compare
  4. 23 Afghanistan 532,975 number compare
  5. 24 Myanmar 472,541 number compare
  6. 25 Iraq 465,368 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sudan was 540,617 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 540,617 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 329,955 number in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Sudan ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.