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 44.5% 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 44.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sudan peaked at 79.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2019.
That places Sudan 16th 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 | 79.2% | — |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 50.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 42.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.9% | 44.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Mozambique 47.9% compare
- 14 Cameroon 47.2% compare
- 15 Madagascar 46.1% compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 43.6% compare
- 18 Libya 43.3% compare
- 19 Benin 42.2% compare
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 44.5% 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 79.2% 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 42.9% in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sudan ranks 16th 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 2.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release