School age population, primary education, female in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, primary education, female was 3.88 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Sudan, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3.88 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sudan peaked at 3.88 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million, in 1998.
That places Sudan 19th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.22 million | 2.28 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.61 million | 2.35 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 million | 2.95 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 million | 3.63 million | 3.88 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.40 million compare
- 17 Kenya 4.05 million compare
- 18 Viet Nam 3.89 million compare
- 20 South Africa 3.66 million compare
- 21 Russian Federation 3.63 million compare
- 22 Mozambique 3.43 million compare
More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Sudan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sudan was 3.88 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sudan ranks 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release