Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan
South Sudan: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.5112 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5112 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
162nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5112 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2138 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan is 0.5112 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan peaked at 0.5112 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2138 modelled data, in 1981.
That places South Sudan 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2138 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.225 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2405 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2491 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2532 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2632 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.271 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2782 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2887 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2981 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3071 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3155 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3269 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3294 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3327 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3426 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3526 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3587 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3639 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3706 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3792 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3863 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3929 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3932 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3978 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3947 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3964 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3941 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4071 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4178 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4287 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4347 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4447 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4505 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4579 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4599 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4658 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4707 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4738 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.482 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4906 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4977 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5001 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.503 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5112 modelled data | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2536 modelled data | 0.2138 modelled data | 0.2887 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3327 modelled data | 0.2981 modelled data | 0.3639 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3912 modelled data | 0.3706 modelled data | 0.4071 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4504 modelled data | 0.4178 modelled data | 0.4738 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4974 modelled data | 0.482 modelled data | 0.5112 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 modelled data compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 modelled data compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 modelled data compare
- 163 Somalia 0.4334 modelled data compare
- 164 Niger 0.379 modelled data compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 3.86 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 3.86 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in South Sudan was 0.5112 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5112 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2138 modelled data in 1981.
- How does South Sudan rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release