School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.7949 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sudan, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sudan stood at 0.7949 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sudan peaked at 0.869 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3431 years, in 1999.
That places Sudan 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3431 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.3655 years | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4379 years | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4985 years | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4576 years | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5489 years | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6124 years | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7063 years | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6876 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7302 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7577 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7824 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7287 years | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7736 years | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.869 years | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.816 years | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7949 years | -2.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.7949 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2691 years, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.7949 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3431 years | 0.3431 years | 0.3431 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5803 years | 0.3655 years | 0.7577 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7941 years | 0.7287 years | 0.869 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, female in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sudan was 0.7949 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.869 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3431 years in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Sudan ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release