School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan

Sudan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.18 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.18 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 2020
All-time low
807,168 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan, 1999–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1999200920201999: 807.2k number2000: 829.6k number2001: 847.6k number2002: 868.9k number2003: 889.2k number2004: 908.4k number2005: 926.6k number2006: 944.1k number2007: 966.0k number2008: 987.0k number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.2M number2020: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan is 1.18 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan peaked at 1.18 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 807,168 number, in 1999.

That places Sudan 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 807,168 number 807,168 number 807,168 number 1
2000s 917,404 number 829,576 number 1.01 million number 10
2010s 1.10 million number 1.02 million number 1.17 million number 10
2020s 1.18 million number 1.18 million number 1.18 million number 1

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.41 million number compare
  2. 19 Kenya 1.40 million number compare
  3. 20 Least developed countries 27.34 million number compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 1.37 million number compare
  5. 22 South Africa 1.17 million number compare
  6. 23 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1.09 million number compare
  7. 24 Angola 1.08 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan was 1.18 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 807,168 number in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Sudan ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/