School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2015. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan is 1 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Sudan 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.17 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -3.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 1 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release