Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan
Sudan: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 4.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 4.29 years for average years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan peaked at 4.29 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.22 years, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.22 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.33 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.44 years | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.54 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.65 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.76 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.85 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.94 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.04 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.13 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.22 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.29 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.44 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.51 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.58 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.89 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.95 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.29 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.29 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.69 years | 2.22 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 years | 3.22 years | 3.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 years | 3.83 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 years | 4.23 years | 4.29 years | 4 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0557 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5536 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0593 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.22 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Sudan was 4.29 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 years in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Sudan ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.