Eritrea vs Sudan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Eritrea
8.03 years
in 2015
Sudan
7.61 years
in 2015
Eritrea rank
173rd
Sudan rank
174th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
02468199520052015

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 8.03 years against 7.61 years in Sudan, a difference of 0.42 years.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 174th of 183 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.43 years 6.25 years 1.18 years Eritrea
2010s 8.26 years 7.45 years 0.81 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Eritrea or Sudan?
Eritrea, at 8.03 years against 7.61 years in Sudan as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Eritrea and Sudan?
0.42 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 174th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.