School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 5.51 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5.51 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 5.51 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.18 years, in 2002.
Sudan ranks 197th of 200 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 and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.18 years | — |
| 2002 | 4.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.31 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.43 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.72 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.06 years | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 5.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9 years | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.06 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.18 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.51 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 years | 4.18 years | 5.13 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.22 years | 4.9 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
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More education data for Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Sudan was 5.51 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 years in 2002.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release