School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.77 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan is 1.77 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan peaked at 1.77 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 643,151, in 1998.
Sudan ranks 22nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 643,151 | — |
| 1999 | 664,584 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 680,595 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 694,781 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 712,856 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 731,992 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 752,984 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 780,061 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 804,434 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 823,139 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 838,785 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 858,139 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 876,038 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 894,047 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 918,328 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 946,623 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 975,053 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | +51.4% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.77 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 653,868 | 643,151 | 664,584 | 2 |
| 2000s | 767,777 | 680,595 | 858,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 986,593 | 876,038 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.66 million | 1.77 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan was 1.77 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 643,151 in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release