Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan
South Sudan: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 5.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan is 5.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan peaked at 5.63 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.98 years, in 2010.
South Sudan ranks 194th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.98 years | — |
| 2011 | 5.11 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.24 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.37 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.44 years | 4.98 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 years | 5.63 years | 5.63 years | 4 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in South Sudan was 5.63 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 years in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- South Sudan ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.