Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in South Sudan
South Sudan: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 0.8003 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8003 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
163rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.8003 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.1497 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1497 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.16 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.168 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1721 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1789 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1848 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1943 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.197 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2074 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2188 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2306 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2406 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.252 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2673 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2863 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3051 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3272 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3468 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3659 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.383 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4008 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4104 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4245 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4309 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4435 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4537 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4667 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4817 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4973 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5119 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5239 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5391 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5557 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5749 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5905 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6081 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6319 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6512 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.671 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6925 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7084 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7294 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7451 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7751 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8003 modelled data | +3.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.8003 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.8003 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
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