Sudan’s war steals children’s future with school closures and displacement
Summary
Sudan’s war has disrupted education for millions of children through school closures, damage to facilities and repeated displacement. Aid workers and officials warn that children who stay out of school face greater risks, including child labour, recruitment by armed groups and early marriage.Key Facts
- UNICEF estimates that eight million of Sudan’s 17 million school-age children are out of school.
- In Darfur, about 80 percent of schools remained closed, and 70 percent of children were not attending classes.
- Save the Children estimates that children in Sudan have missed an average of about 484 days of classroom learning since the conflict began in April 2023.
- Nearly half of Sudan’s school buildings no longer function as classrooms, according to UNICEF’s head of advocacy and communication in Sudan.
- A drone attack on two warehouses in North Kordofan in September 2026 destroyed more than 330,000 school textbooks and other learning materials.
- Nine-year-old Abkar Mohammed, displaced from Khartoum to Port Sudan, cleans and repairs shoes to help support his family and does not attend school.
- Officials and aid workers say school closures and displacement leave children exposed to risks including child labour, recruitment by armed groups, sexual violence and early marriage.
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