Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8003 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.8003 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan peaked at 0.8003 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1497 modelled data, in 1981.
That places South Sudan 163rd out of 165 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1791 modelled data | 0.1497 modelled data | 0.2074 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2841 modelled data | 0.2188 modelled data | 0.3659 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4393 modelled data | 0.383 modelled data | 0.4973 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5858 modelled data | 0.5119 modelled data | 0.671 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7418 modelled data | 0.6925 modelled data | 0.8003 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 3.86 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan was 0.8003 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8003 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1497 modelled data in 1981.
- How does South Sudan rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Sudan ranks 163rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, primary 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