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Primary education, duration in Sudan

Sudan: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 210 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Primary education, duration in Sudan, 1998–2025

02461998201120251998: 6 years1999: 6 years2000: 6 years2001: 6 years2002: 6 years2003: 6 years2004: 6 years2005: 6 years2006: 6 years2007: 6 years2008: 6 years2009: 6 years2010: 6 years2011: 6 years2012: 6 years2013: 6 years2014: 6 years2015: 6 years2016: 6 years2017: 6 years2018: 6 years2019: 6 years2020: 6 years2021: 6 years2022: 6 years2023: 6 years2024: 6 years2025: 6 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, duration in Sudan is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Sudan peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.

That places Sudan 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 years 6 years 6 years 2
2000s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
2010s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
2020s 6 years 6 years 6 years 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, duration in Sudan?
Primary education, duration in Sudan was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
How does Sudan rank for primary education, duration?
Sudan ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.