All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan
South Sudan: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan stood at 34.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan peaked at 95.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 99th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 83.3% | — |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -64.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 73.5% | 95.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 96 Kazakhstan 48.2%
- 97 Niger 46.7% compare
- 98 Viet Nam 40.8%
- 100 Mali 31.0% compare
- 101 Uganda 20.4%
- 102 Bangladesh 19.0% compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in South Sudan was 34.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- South Sudan ranks 99th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release