School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3.86 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3.86 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 3.86 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.64 million number, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.64 million number | — |
| 2000 | 2.70 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.76 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.81 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.93 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.07 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.39 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.51 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.74 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.86 million number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 2.64 million number | 2.64 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.95 million number | 2.70 million number | 3.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million number | 3.28 million number | 3.86 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sudan was 3.86 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.