School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 7.32 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sudan, 2001–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sudan is 7.32 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sudan peaked at 7.32 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.66 years, in 2002.
Sudan ranks 177th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 5.66 years | 7.16 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.16 years | 6.83 years | 7.32 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 174 Mali 7.56 years compare
- 175 Central African Republic 7.45 years compare
- 176 Niger 7.39 years compare
- 178 Burkina Faso 7.29 years compare
- 179 Djibouti 4.62 years
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 to tertiary, male in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sudan was 7.32 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 years in 2002.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Sudan ranks 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release