Current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan
South Sudan: Current education expenditure, secondary was 88.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions.
Analysis
In 2024, current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan stood at 88.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 98th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.1% | — |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.4% | 92.5% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 95 Philippines 89.3%
- 96 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.2% compare
- 97 Finland 89.0% compare
- 99 Netherlands 88.5% compare
- 100 Burundi 87.9%
- 101 Japan 87.8% compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan?
- Current education expenditure, secondary in South Sudan was 88.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for current education expenditure, secondary?
- South Sudan ranks 98th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current education expenditure, secondary rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).