Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 7.1% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan peaked at 7.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1981.
That places South Sudan 165th 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 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 33.6% compare
- 163 Central African Republic 29.8% compare
- 164 Somalia 24.5% compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 3.86 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan was 7.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1981.
- How does South Sudan rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- South Sudan ranks 165th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release