Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9495 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.9495 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 0.9495 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.84 index, in 2007.
Sudan ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8471 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.8437 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8568 index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8536 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8756 index | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8649 index | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.84 index | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8679 index | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8901 index | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8964 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8827 index | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8667 index | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8751 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9009 index | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8921 index | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9113 index | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9317 index | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9276 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 index | +2.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.9495 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.9495 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8599 index | 0.84 index | 0.8901 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9034 index | 0.8667 index | 0.9495 index | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sudan was 0.9495 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9495 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 index in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.