ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Sudan

The ILO estimates that 46.5% of young people in Sudan were not in employment, education or training in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) Unit: % of youth aged 15 to 24 Data: 2005 to 2022 Source: ILOSTAT
The latest value for Sudan is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Sudan, 2022 46.5% % of youth aged 15 to 24
Change from 2021 +0.3percentage points 2021: 46.2%
World, 2022 20.4% Official aggregate

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Sudan over time

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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) (% of youth aged 15 to 24), 2005 to 2027 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period SudanWorld
2025 – 20.0%
2024 – 19.9%
2023 – 19.7%
2022 46.5% 20.4%
2021 46.2% 21.4%
2020 45.3% 22.7%
2019 43.6% 21.3%
2018 42.3% 21.4%
2017 40.9% 21.4%
2016 39.5% 21.4%

Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 46.2% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 34.4%, the figure has changed by +12.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 20.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates
Distributed by
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT
Dataset or series code
ILO,DF_EIP_2EET_SEX_RT,1.0 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
.A..SEX_T
Observation period
2005 to 2022 for Sudan
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Attribution
Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates), original data: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates