School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sudan

Sudan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 7.35 years in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
7.35 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
167th
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.35 years
in 2015
All-time low
5.28 years
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sudan, 2001–2015

024682001200820152001: 5.3 years2002: 5.5 years2003: 5.6 years2004: 5.9 years2005: 6.1 years2006: 6.3 years2007: 6.2 years2008: 6.7 years2009: 6.9 years2010: 6.9 years2011: 6.6 years2012: 6.9 years2013: 7.2 years2014: 7.2 years2015: 7.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 7.35 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sudan peaked at 7.35 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.28 years, in 2001.

That places Sudan 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.04 years 5.28 years 6.88 years 9
2010s 7.02 years 6.6 years 7.35 years 6

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 164 Guinea 7.67 years compare
  2. 165 Yemen, Republic of 7.65 years compare
  3. 166 Pakistan 7.58 years compare
  4. 168 Eritrea, The State of 7.32 years compare
  5. 169 Zambia 7.27 years
  6. 170 Mali 6.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Sudan

All data for Sudan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sudan?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sudan was 7.35 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.28 years in 2001.
How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Sudan ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.