Mean years of schooling long run in Sudan
Sudan: Mean years of schooling long run was 4.38 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Sudan, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, mean years of schooling long run in Sudan stood at 4.38. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Sudan peaked at 4.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Sudan ranks 108th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1905 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1915 | 0.15 | +400.0% |
| 1920 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 0.18 | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 0.22 | +22.2% |
| 1935 | 0.24 | +9.1% |
| 1940 | 0.27 | +12.5% |
| 1945 | 0.29 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 0.35 | +20.7% |
| 1955 | 0.43 | +22.9% |
| 1960 | 0.51 | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.63 | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.78 | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 1.03 | +32.1% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | +35.9% |
| 1990 | 2.4 | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 2.78 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 3.09 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 3.31 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.49 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3.85 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 4.38 | +13.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4.38 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.99, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.27, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +400.0% | 0.03 | 0.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.905 | 0.78 | 1.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.67 | 1.42 | 1.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.59 | 2.4 | 2.78 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.2 | 3.09 | 3.31 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.67 | 3.49 | 3.85 | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4.38 | 4.38 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.07 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 56.16 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Sudan?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Sudan was 4.38 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Sudan rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Sudan ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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