School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 1.52 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan is 1.52 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan peaked at 1.52 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 622,795 number, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 23rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 622,795 number | — |
| 2000 | 632,722 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 644,071 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 659,506 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 679,520 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 701,475 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 723,874 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 746,112 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 764,493 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 782,322 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 801,224 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 821,976 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 843,899 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 865,069 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 886,196 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 907,437 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 928,883 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 949,830 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 969,171 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 987,518 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million number | +51.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.52 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 727,898 number, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.52 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.2% | 1.01 million number | 1.52 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 622,795 number | 622,795 number | 622,795 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 713,532 number | 632,722 number | 801,224 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 916,556 number | 821,976 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.52 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.07 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 56.16 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sudan was 1.52 million number in 2020, 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 1.52 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 622,795 number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.