Iraq vs Sudan: Primary education, pupils

Iraq

4.86 million

in 2007

Sudan

5.23 million

in 2019

Iraq rank

33rd

Sudan rank

30th

Primary education, pupils over time

Sudan currently reports 5.23 million against 4.86 million in Iraq, a difference of 369,840.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Globally, Iraq ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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