Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 43.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sudan is 43.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sudan peaked at 78.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2018.
That places Sudan 6th 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 children of primary school age, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.9% | — |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 43.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 43.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 52.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 41.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.8% | 43.0% | 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, female in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sudan was 43.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Sudan ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release