Alarming Global School Dropout Crisis in Sudan
Recent Developments
01February 2026: Education in Emergencies Hub published a brief warning that Sudan’s education crisis is putting an entire generation’s learning at risk.
022026: BTI’s Sudan country report stated that up to 17 million children are deprived of education and that more than 14 million people have been displaced.
032026: The BTI report also said around 25 million Sudanese are facing acute hunger and the death toll has exceeded 50,000.
Interventions
- UNICEF-supported emergency education responses aimed at restoring access to learning for displaced and crisis-affected children.
- Education in Emergencies programming by humanitarian partners to provide temporary learning spaces, learning materials, and back-to-learning support.
- Cross-border assistance for Sudanese refugee children in neighboring countries through refugee education and child protection services.
What Works
- Temporary learning spaces and accelerated learning programs help children resume schooling after prolonged displacement and conflict interruption.
- Cash assistance and school-related support for displaced families can improve attendance and reduce the need for child labor and early marriage.
- Teacher support, including paid incentives and training, is critical for restoring classroom access and learning continuity in conflict settings.
How to Help
- Donate to UNICEF, Save the Children, Education Cannot Wait, and other reputable organizations supporting Sudan’s education emergency.
- Support humanitarian education appeals that fund temporary classrooms, teacher support, and child protection services.
- Advocate for sustained humanitarian access, education funding, and protection of schools in Sudan and neighboring refugee-hosting countries.
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UNESCO works on Sudan’s education collapse by coordinating system-level recovery and planning. In Sudan, UNESCO helped launch the Transitional Education Plan with the Global Partnership for Education and Sudan’s Local Education Group. This approach focuses on restoring learning through coordinated sector planning, mobilizing major funding for education recovery, and supporting the rebuilding of an education system disrupted by war.
ECW supports Sudan through emergency education financing that helps partners keep children learning during war. In Sudan, it launched a First Emergency Response and later a multi-year response to build inclusive learning environments, increase enrolment, and meet children’s physical and mental needs. Its grantees provide safe learning spaces, mental health and psychosocial support, support for marginalized children, reintegration of out-of-school students, and other services that help children return to school and stay enrolled.
The Sudan Education Cluster coordinates the emergency education response in Sudan. Its approach prioritizes immediate learning continuity and lifesaving support through safe learning spaces, emergency repairs to damaged education facilities, gender-sensitive WASH facilities, school feeding, teacher training, and distribution of learning materials. This coordinated response is aimed at keeping schools functional where possible and helping children continue learning during conflict.
In Sudan and among refugee-hosting countries, IRC supports crisis-affected families with integrated services that help children remain healthy and protected while families cope with displacement and school disruption. Its Sudan response includes WASH, child protection, support for women and girls, health and nutrition services, and cash assistance. These interventions help reduce barriers that keep children out of school and protect them from exploitation and other risks tied to dropout.
