School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan

Sudan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 2.38 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.38 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.38 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.65 million number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan, 1999–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1999200920201999: 1.6M number2000: 1.7M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.8M number2003: 1.8M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.9M number2006: 1.9M number2007: 2.0M number2008: 2.0M number2009: 2.0M number2010: 2.1M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.1M number2013: 2.2M number2014: 2.2M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.3M number2019: 2.4M number2020: 2.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 2.38 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 2.38 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million number, in 1999.

That places Sudan 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Sudan, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 1.65 million number
2000 1.69 million number +2.6%
2001 1.72 million number +1.9%
2002 1.77 million number +2.4%
2003 1.81 million number +2.3%
2004 1.84 million number +2.1%
2005 1.88 million number +2.0%
2006 1.92 million number +1.9%
2007 1.96 million number +2.3%
2008 2.00 million number +2.1%
2009 2.04 million number +1.9%
2010 2.08 million number +1.7%
2011 2.10 million number +1.4%
2012 2.14 million number +1.5%
2013 2.17 million number +1.5%
2014 2.20 million number +1.4%
2015 2.23 million number +1.3%
2016 2.25 million number +1.2%
2017 2.29 million number +1.5%
2018 2.32 million number +1.4%
2019 2.35 million number +1.4%
2020 2.38 million number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 million number 1.65 million number 1.65 million number 1
2000s 1.86 million number 1.69 million number 2.04 million number 10
2010s 2.21 million number 2.08 million number 2.35 million number 10
2020s 2.38 million number 2.38 million number 2.38 million number 1

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 35 Spain 2.45 million number compare
  2. 36 Saudi Arabia 2.42 million number compare
  3. 37 Niger 2.41 million number compare
  4. 39 France 2.36 million number compare
  5. 40 Philippines 2.29 million number compare
  6. 41 Côte d'Ivoire 2.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sudan was 2.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Sudan ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/