Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan peaked at 1.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1981.
South Sudan ranks 164th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2% | — |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in South Sudan was 1.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1981.
- How does South Sudan rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- South Sudan ranks 164th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release