Official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan
South Sudan: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2008
All-time low
6 years
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan peaked at 6 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2008.
South Sudan ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 years | — |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in South Sudan was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- South Sudan ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release