Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan
South Sudan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 158,905 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan stood at 158,905 number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan peaked at 159,168 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 111,230 number, in 2005.
That places South Sudan 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 111,230 number | — |
| 2006 | 115,319 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 120,633 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 126,008 number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 131,233 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 136,072 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 144,936 number | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 149,137 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 152,847 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 155,823 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 157,781 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 158,945 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 159,168 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 158,915 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 158,701 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 158,905 number | +0.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 158,905 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 158,905 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120,885 number | 111,230 number | 131,233 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 153,232 number | 136,072 number | 159,168 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,905 number | 158,905 number | 158,905 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in South Sudan was 158,905 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 159,168 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,230 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- South Sudan ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.