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 47.9% 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 47.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in South Sudan peaked at 60.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2008.
South Sudan ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 60.4% | — |
| 2001 | 57.5% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 43.8% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 44.1% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.9% | 49.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 8 Madagascar 49.8% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 49.8% compare
- 10 Chad 49.6% compare
- 12 Ethiopia 47.8% compare
- 13 Mozambique 47.2% compare
- 14 Djibouti 45.8% compare
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 47.9% 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 60.4% 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 43.8% in 2008.
- How does South Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- South Sudan ranks 11th 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 3.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release