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

Sudan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 46.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
46.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 187 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2022
All-time low
33.1%
in 2011
Years of data
18
2005–2022

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

010203040502005201320222005: 39.32006: 392007: 39.12008: 38.92009: 362010: 34.62011: 33.12012: 34.42013: 35.52014: 36.92015: 38.22016: 39.52017: 40.92018: 42.32019: 43.62020: 45.32021: 46.22022: 46.5

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

Analysis

In 2022, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sudan stood at 46.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sudan peaked at 46.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2011.

Sudan ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total (% of) in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sudan, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 39.3%
2006 39.0% -0.6%
2007 39.1% +0.1%
2008 38.9% -0.5%
2009 36.0% -7.4%
2010 34.6% -3.9%
2011 33.1% -4.3%
2012 34.4% +4.0%
2013 35.5% +3.2%
2014 36.9% +3.8%
2015 38.2% +3.5%
2016 39.5% +3.5%
2017 40.9% +3.6%
2018 42.3% +3.4%
2019 43.6% +3.1%
2020 45.3% +3.7%
2021 46.2% +2.1%
2022 46.5% +0.6%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 46.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 46.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.5% 36.0% 39.3% 5
2010s 37.9% 33.1% 43.6% 10
2020s 46.0% 45.3% 46.5% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 1 Afghanistan 55.7% compare
  2. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 50.4% compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 50.0% compare
  4. 5 Yemen 46.0% compare
  5. 6 Somalia 43.6% compare
  6. 7 Guyana 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sudan?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sudan was 46.5% 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, total (% of) recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2011.
How does Sudan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
Sudan ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, total (% of 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, total (% of 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
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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).