Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan

Sudan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 63.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
63.2%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 2022
All-time low
46.0%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan, 2005–2022

02040602005201320222005: 54.32006: 542007: 54.12008: 542009: 50.92010: 48.42011: 462012: 47.52013: 48.82014: 50.42015: 51.92016: 53.52017: 55.22018: 56.82019: 58.42020: 60.22021: 61.62022: 63.2

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan is 63.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan peaked at 63.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2011.

That places Sudan 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 54.3%
2006 54.0% -0.5%
2007 54.1% +0.2%
2008 54.0% -0.1%
2009 50.9% -5.7%
2010 48.4% -4.9%
2011 46.0% -5.0%
2012 47.5% +3.2%
2013 48.8% +2.7%
2014 50.4% +3.3%
2015 51.9% +3.1%
2016 53.5% +3.0%
2017 55.2% +3.1%
2018 56.8% +3.0%
2019 58.4% +2.8%
2020 60.2% +3.0%
2021 61.6% +2.4%
2022 63.2% +2.5%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 63.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.8%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 63.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.5% 50.9% 54.3% 5
2010s 51.7% 46.0% 58.4% 10
2020s 61.7% 60.2% 63.2% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 1 Afghanistan 84.1% compare
  2. 2 Yemen 68.7% compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 56.6% compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 53.5% compare
  5. 6 Iraq 53.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sudan was 63.2% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2011.
How does Sudan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
Sudan ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).