Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sudan
Sudan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 30.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sudan, 2005–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 30.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sudan peaked at 31.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2011.
That places Sudan 12th 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, male (% of) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.7% | — |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -3.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 30.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 30.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.5% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 9 Lesotho 32.7% compare
- 10 Vanuatu 30.8% compare
- 11 South Sudan 30.5% compare
- 13 Barbados 30.1% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 28.7% compare
- 15 East Timor 28.6% compare
More work & labour data for Sudan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2772 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 42,261 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 38,124 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 69,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 67,156 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 136,891 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sudan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sudan was 30.1% 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, male (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).