Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
62nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.07 modelled data
in 2002
All-time low
0.8925 modelled data
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.03 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan peaked at 1.07 modelled data in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8925 modelled data, in 2019.
That places Sudan 62nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9977 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9568 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9081 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8925 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.897 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9071 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9278 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.964 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.8925 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9555 modelled data | 0.897 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sudan was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 modelled data in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8925 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Sudan ranks 62nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release