School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.45 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.45 million
in 2025
All-time low
857,009
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan stood at 1.45 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan peaked at 1.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 857,009, in 1998.
Sudan ranks 18th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 857,009 | — |
| 1999 | 881,829 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 899,539 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 917,181 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 933,811 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 946,200 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 960,974 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 983,844 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.45 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 869,419 | 857,009 | 881,829 | 2 |
| 2000s | 980,003 | 899,539 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.10 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million | 1.30 million | 1.45 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 15 Russian Federation 1.61 million compare
- 16 Uganda 1.53 million compare
- 17 Viet Nam 1.47 million compare
- 19 Kenya 1.37 million compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.29 million compare
- 21 Afghanistan 1.26 million compare
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan was 1.45 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 857,009 in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Sudan ranks 18th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release