Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sudan
Sudan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 52.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sudan peaked at 84.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2025.
That places Sudan 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.8% | — |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 52.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 52.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 65.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 54.9% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 52.6% | 59.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sudan was 52.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release