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 582,449 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
582,449 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
582,449 number
in 2020
All-time low
398,343 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920201999: 398.3k number2000: 409.3k number2001: 418.1k number2002: 428.5k number2003: 438.4k number2004: 447.8k number2005: 456.9k number2006: 465.8k number2007: 476.5k number2008: 486.9k number2009: 496.7k number2010: 505.6k number2011: 513.3k number2012: 521.6k number2013: 529.4k number2014: 536.8k number2015: 543.7k number2016: 550.4k number2017: 558.5k number2018: 566.6k number2019: 574.6k number2020: 582.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan stood at 582,449 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sudan peaked at 582,449 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 398,343 number, in 1999.

Sudan ranks 21st of 202 countries on this measure, 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 398,343 number 398,343 number 398,343 number 1
2000s 452,478 number 409,296 number 496,653 number 10
2010s 540,045 number 505,586 number 574,557 number 10
2020s 582,449 number 582,449 number 582,449 number 1

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare
  2. 19 Iran 685,326 number compare
  3. 20 Turkey 671,380 number compare
  4. 23 Angola 534,149 number compare
  5. 24 Afghanistan 531,041 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Sudan

All data for Sudan β†’

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 582,449 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 582,449 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 398,343 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 15.2%. 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, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/