Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sudan

Sudan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 8.62 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
8.62 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 186 countries
All-time high
8.62 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.02 million number
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sudan, 2005–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2005201220192005: 5.0M number2006: 5.1M number2007: 5.2M number2008: 5.4M number2009: 5.5M number2010: 7.3M number2011: 7.4M number2012: 7.6M number2013: 7.8M number2014: 7.9M number2015: 8.1M number2016: 8.2M number2017: 8.3M number2018: 8.5M number2019: 8.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 8.62 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 8.62 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.02 million number, in 2005.

That places Sudan 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.25 million number 5.02 million number 5.49 million number 5
2010s 7.97 million number 7.28 million number 8.62 million number 10

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 24 Afghanistan 9.29 million number compare
  2. 25 Uganda 9.16 million number compare
  3. 26 United Kingdom 8.72 million number compare
  4. 28 France 8.33 million number compare
  5. 29 Venezuela 7.90 million number compare
  6. 30 Ghana 7.89 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Sudan

All data for Sudan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sudan?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sudan was 8.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 8.62 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.02 million number in 2005.
How does Sudan rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Sudan ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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