Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 43.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan stood at 43.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan peaked at 77.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2019.
That places Sudan 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 45.8% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 38.6% | 43.4% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan was 43.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release