Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 63.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in South Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in South Sudan is 63.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in South Sudan peaked at 72.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2025.
South Sudan ranks 1st 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 children of primary school age, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | -1.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 63.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 63.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 70.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 67.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.0% | 66.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 61.3% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 60.2% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.8% 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 children of primary school age, female in South Sudan?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in South Sudan was 63.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release