School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.06 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8174 GPIA, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 59th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8174 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9611 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9114 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9115 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.912 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9354 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8922 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8785 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8534 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8572 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.903 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9059 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9427 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9084 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9828 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9767 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9977 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.897 GPIA | 0.8174 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.8572 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 56 South Africa 1.06 GPIA compare
- 57 Nauru 1.06 GPIA compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.06 GPIA compare
- 60 Aruba 1.06 GPIA compare
- 61 Mauritius 1.05 GPIA compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Sudan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 1.06 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8174 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release