Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan
South Sudan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 53.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 53.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan peaked at 62.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2007.
That places South Sudan 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 53.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 53.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 52.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.2% | 54.7% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan was 53.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2007.
- How does South Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- South Sudan ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release