Education in Crisis
Conflict has triggered a global education emergency, leaving over 85 million children without access to learning as schools are destroyed and hope fades in war-torn regions.
Education recovery is hindered by reliance on traditional power grids and diesel generators - often damaged or hard to maintain in conflict zones - and by limited funding, with only 3% of humanitarian aid going to education.
The effect of war to children
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0K
0K
Grave violations
verified in 2024
Up 30% from 2023 – 373% rise since 2010
0M
0M
children living in
conflict zones
1 in every 5 globally – highest ever recorded
0T $
0T $
Global military
spending
Record high, but <2% goes to peacebuilding
Schools Nationwide Closed
54%
Data: ATAR Education-in-Sudan Issue 7
Located in active conflict or unstable zones.
18% of schools are being used as shelters
10,400 +
Teachers and Educators Displaced
250,000 +
Annual Lost in lifetime earnings
$26B
Girls Education Gap in Sudan
2.5x
out of primary school
90% miss secondary school in states
Total Funding Requested
$4.2B
3M children
At Risk of Academic Illiteracy
5.5 million children live in calmer areas, yet their education remains unstable.
Children out of school
7M
19M
Before Conflict
After
Conflict
1 in 3 children deprived of education, while only 57,000 receive aid.
4 in 10 third-grade students couldn’t recognize letters
51%
43%
460
schools
2.4%
1.6%
Electricity Supply of Schools
10k
8k
6k
4k
2k
0
Number of Schools
Data: ATAR Education-in-Sudan Issue 7
All Events, past year
5,983
20,604
11.6M
Events
Fatalities
Exposure
Data: ACLED Nov 2025
Sudan : The World's Largest Education Emergency
Sudan faces the world's largest education emergency, with 19 million children out of school and most of the schools closed due to ongoing conflict. Many schools have been converted into emergency shelters, disrupting learning and overcrowding the few remaining classrooms
For millions of children in Sudan, education is more than a pathway to learning – it is a lifeline that would protect them from exploitation, support their mental health recovery and empower them to rebuild their lives. This conflict has shattered their dreams and left them in a highly vulnerable situation. By restoring education services for the most affected children, we can help save lives and bring children who have lost two years of schooling back to learning, preventing the loss of a generation of children in Sudan.
Abdullah Modhesh, Sudan Education Cluster Coordinator.
