School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, one year before the official primary entry 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 entry 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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