Education
Sudan's war leaves 8 million children out of school, most classrooms without water or toilets
October 27, 2026 at 05:01 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
More than eight million children in Sudan remain out of school as more than three years of war stripped most classrooms of water and toilets.
- A CARE International survey of 19,883 schools found only 202 with drinking water, 55 with handwashing stations, and 22 with toilets.
- Save the Children estimated children have missed an average of 484 days of classroom learning since the war began in April 2023.
- The teachers' union announced a phased strike on Monday, citing eroded wages as the Sudanese pound lost about twentyfold of its value.
- A September 2026 drone attack on two warehouses in North Kordofan destroyed more than 330,000 school textbooks.