School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9343 GPI in 2015. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sudan, 2001–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sudan is 0.9343 GPI, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 0.9343 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8553 GPI, in 2001.
That places Sudan 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8553 GPI | — |
| 2002 | 0.9022 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8955 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8985 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9147 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.892 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8988 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9069 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9144 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.909 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9056 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9216 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9218 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9343 GPI | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.9343 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8652 GPI, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.9343 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8982 GPI | 0.8553 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9178 GPI | 0.9056 GPI | 0.9343 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 146 Uganda 0.9378 GPI
- 147 Kenya 0.936 GPI compare
- 148 Vanuatu 0.9354 GPI
- 150 Solomon Islands 0.9107 GPI compare
- 151 Eswatini 0.9085 GPI compare
- 152 Mozambique 0.9062 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sudan was 0.9343 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9343 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8553 GPI in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.