School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 7.61 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sudan, 2001–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sudan is 7.61 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 7.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.73 years, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 174th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.73 years | — |
| 2002 | 5.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.91 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.23 years | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.35 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.53 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.04 years | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 7.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.94 years | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.24 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.49 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.61 years | +1.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 7.61 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.21 years, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 7.61 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.73 years, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 years | 5.73 years | 7.24 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.34 years | 6.94 years | 7.61 years | 6 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sudan was 7.61 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 years in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.