Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 54.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sudan stood at 54.1%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sudan peaked at 83.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2017.
Sudan ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, both in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.8% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 59.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 53.5% | 58.5% | 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, both in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sudan was 54.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Sudan ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release