Population, Education

Education is free and compulsory in Sudan between the ages of 6 and 13. In the 1998-1999 school year 2.5 million pupils attended elementary schools, and 1 million students were enrolled in secondary schools and vocational institutions. Institutions of higher education include the University of Khartoum (1956), Omdurman Islamic University (1912), the University of Juba (1975), and the College of Fine and Applied Art (1946), located in Khartoum.