School age population, secondary education, male in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, secondary education, male was 3.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Sudan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Sudan stood at 3.50 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Sudan peaked at 3.50 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million, in 1998.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 220 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, secondary education, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.60 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.63 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.08 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.37 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.58 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.68 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.28 million | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 3.35 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.46 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.50 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 million | 1.60 million | 1.63 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million | 1.67 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 million | 2.14 million | 2.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million | 3.28 million | 3.50 million | 6 |
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More education data for Sudan
- 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 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Sudan?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Sudan was 3.50 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million in 1998.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release