Government spending on education as a share of GDP in South Sudan
South Sudan: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.6%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
191st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2012
All-time low
1.0%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2010–2016
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in South Sudan, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in South Sudan is 1.6%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
South Sudan ranks 191st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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More education data for South Sudan
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.79 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Labor force, total 5.07 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in South Sudan?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in South Sudan was 1.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- South Sudan ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.