Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.9477 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9477 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
88th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.2 modelled data
in 2008
All-time low
0.9477 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan stood at 0.9477 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan peaked at 1.2 modelled data in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9477 modelled data, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 88th of 205 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.15 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.12 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.15 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9723 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9477 modelled data | -2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.9477 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.9477 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 modelled data, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.2 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 0.9477 modelled data | 1.04 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sudan was 0.9477 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 modelled data in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9477 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Sudan ranks 88th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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