Romania vs Sudan: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Romania
4.37 years
in 2018
Sudan
4.68 years
in 2017
Romania rank
172nd
Sudan rank
169th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Romania
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.68 years against 4.37 years in Romania, a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 169th of 199 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 4.14 years 3.91 years 0.2351 years Romania
2010s 4.17 years 4.45 years 0.2852 years Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Romania or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4.68 years against 4.37 years in Romania as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Romania and Sudan?
0.31 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sudan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Romania and Sudan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Romania ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.