Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 42.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 42.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Sudan peaked at 76.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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, both sexes in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 42.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 42.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 50.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 43.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.3% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 2 South Sudan 59.0% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 52.7% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.6% compare
- 6 Eritrea 41.8% compare
- 7 Djibouti 39.2% compare
- 8 Libya 37.8% 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Sudan was 42.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Sudan ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release