School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.7932 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sudan, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sudan is 0.7932 years, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 0.8334 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3284 years, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3284 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.3347 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4129 years | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4657 years | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4329 years | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5274 years | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5912 years | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6669 years | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6508 years | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7196 years | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7305 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7402 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7256 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7409 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8334 years | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7979 years | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7932 years | -0.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.7932 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3433 years, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.7932 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5449 years, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3284 years | 0.3284 years | 0.3284 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5533 years | 0.3347 years | 0.7305 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7719 years | 0.7256 years | 0.8334 years | 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, both sexes in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sudan was 0.7932 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8334 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3284 years in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release