Sudan: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Sudan's secondary education, pupils rose 4.2% on 2018 (from 2.22 million to 2.31 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.4% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.3% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 81,237 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 2.55 million for 2022. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2019 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 26,094, against 202,453 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Sudan in the 2019 ranking

• Gabon — 2nd of 2: 215,825

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 19 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.59 million (2023)
• Benin — 929,099 (2022)
• Botswana — 175,513 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.19 million (2024)
• Burundi — 590,027 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55,831 (2022)
• Cameroon — 2.01 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 137,844 (2017)
• Chad — 764,990 (2024)
• Comoros — 67,764 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 7.93 million (2023)

More education data for Sudan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5.23 million (2019)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.4% (2019)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 70.97% (2019)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 73.79% (2019)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's secondary education, pupils?

2.31 million in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 112.47% from 1.09 million in 2001 (4.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.31 million in 2019 and the lowest 1.09 million in 2001.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Sudan?

In 2019, Sudan's secondary education, pupils rose 4.2% on 2018 (from 2.22 million to 2.31 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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