School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 6.67 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 6.67 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Sudan peaked at 6.69 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.22 years, in 2002.
Sudan ranks 203rd of 208 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 secondary, male in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.34 years | — |
| 2002 | 5.22 years | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.39 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.67 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.89 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.34 years | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.46 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.39 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1 years | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.42 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.67 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.77 years | 5.22 years | 6.46 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.51 years | 6.1 years | 6.69 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.4 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Sudan was 6.67 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 years in 2002.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Sudan ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release