Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan
Sudan: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 4.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan stood at 4.26. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan peaked at 7.02 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.26, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 16th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.81 | 6.66 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.87 | 6.65 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 | 6.11 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 | 5.62 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5.17 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 | 4.62 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 | 4.26 | 4.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, male 73.8% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 4.32 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sudan was 4.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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