School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.8837 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sudan is 0.8837 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 0.8837 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3602 years, in 2001.
That places Sudan 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3602 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.3621 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4271 years | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4216 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4163 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4612 years | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4513 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5217 years | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6679 years | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5938 years | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6635 years | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7094 years | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7924 years | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7964 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8166 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8193 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8526 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.864 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8837 years | +2.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.8837 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3039 years, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.8837 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4544 years | 0.3602 years | 0.6679 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7792 years | 0.5938 years | 0.8837 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sudan was 0.8837 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8837 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3602 years in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release