School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 715,244 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 715,244 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is 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 715,244 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 423,099, in 1998.
That places Sudan 17th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 423,099 | — |
| 1999 | 435,260 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 443,681 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 452,191 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 460,397 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 466,613 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 474,001 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 485,315 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 496,599 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 507,792 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 518,534 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 528,752 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 540,485 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 550,850 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 560,243 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 570,936 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 580,060 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 593,685 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 608,164 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 613,347 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 619,664 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 627,917 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 638,940 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 663,149 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 679,774 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 697,116 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 702,029 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 715,244 | +1.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 715,244 is above the median for low income countries, which is 316,831, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 715,244 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,287, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 429,180 | 423,099 | 435,260 | 2 |
| 2000s | 483,388 | 443,681 | 528,752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,535 | 540,485 | 627,917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 682,709 | 638,940 | 715,244 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan was 715,244 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 715,244 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,099 in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Sudan ranks 17th 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release