School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9495 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan is 0.9495 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 0.9495 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.84 GPIA, in 2007.
Sudan ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8471 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8437 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8568 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8756 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8649 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.84 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8679 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8901 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8964 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8827 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8667 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8751 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9009 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8921 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9113 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9317 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9276 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 GPIA | +2.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.9495 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.9495 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8599 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.8901 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 0.9495 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9495 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release