Duration of compulsory education in South Sudan
South Sudan: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in South Sudan, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in South Sudan is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in South Sudan peaked at 8 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2008.
South Sudan ranks 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 years | — |
| 2009 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
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 duration of compulsory education in South Sudan?
- Duration of compulsory education in South Sudan was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for duration of compulsory education?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release