School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan
Sudan: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9351 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan stood at 0.9351 GPI. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan peaked at 0.9351 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8404 GPI, in 2007.
That places Sudan 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8458 GPI | — |
| 2002 | 0.8441 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8582 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8554 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8768 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8649 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8404 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8684 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8901 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8966 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8837 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8685 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.877 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9033 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8951 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9153 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9351 GPI | +2.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.9351 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9351 GPI, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.9351 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8605 GPI | 0.8404 GPI | 0.8901 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8968 GPI | 0.8685 GPI | 0.9351 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9385 GPI compare
- 173 Brazil 0.9376 GPI compare
- 175 Cape Verde 0.9337 GPI compare
- 176 Benin 0.9269 GPI compare
- 177 Mozambique 0.9254 GPI compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sudan was 0.9351 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9351 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8404 GPI in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Sudan ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.