Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan
South Sudan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 3.79 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.79 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.39 live births per woman
in 1987
All-time low
3.79 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan stood at 3.79 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan peaked at 7.39 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.79 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.12 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 7.13 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 7.14 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.13 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 7.14 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 7.14 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 7.15 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 7.18 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 7.2 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.2 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.28 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.29 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.3 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7.33 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.32 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.34 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.34 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.35 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.36 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.38 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.36 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.35 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.34 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.32 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.2 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.08 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.94 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.8 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.65 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.51 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.35 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.19 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.02 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.85 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.57 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.45 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.32 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.19 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.06 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.94 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.82 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.48 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.37 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.26 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.16 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.05 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.96 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.86 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.79 live births per woman | -2.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 3.79 live births per woman is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.11 live births per woman, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 3.79 live births per woman is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.22 live births per woman | 7.16 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.36 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 7.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 live births per woman | 6.94 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in South Sudan was 3.79 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- South Sudan ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.