ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) vs South Sudan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
19.23 million
in 2024
South Sudan
329,594
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
71st
South Sudan rank
73rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
  • South Sudan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) currently reports 19.23 million against 329,594 in South Sudan, a difference of 18.90 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s figure about 58.3 times South Sudan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st and South Sudan ranks 73rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 9.90 million 111,320 9.79 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 11.80 million 178,124 11.62 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 15.54 million 269,078 15.27 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2020s 18.64 million 323,989 18.31 million ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) or South Sudan?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), at 19.23 million against 329,594 in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Sudan?
18.90 million, with ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Sudan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) and South Sudan rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st and South Sudan ranks 73rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release