School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 546,395 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan stood at 546,395 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan peaked at 546,395 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 355,638 number, in 2005.
That places South Sudan 87th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 355,638 number | — |
| 2006 | 372,291 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 391,894 number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 413,101 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 434,674 number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 455,530 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 488,316 number | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 498,855 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 507,194 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 513,710 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 518,837 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 523,343 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 528,212 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 533,192 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 539,051 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 546,395 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 393,520 number | 355,638 number | 434,674 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 510,624 number | 455,530 number | 539,051 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 546,395 number | 546,395 number | 546,395 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 84 Sierra Leone 571,753 number compare
- 85 Palestine, State of 560,518 number compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 547,154 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 511,757 number compare
- 89 Congo 504,294 number compare
- 90 Chile 498,355 number compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan was 546,395 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 546,395 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,638 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- South Sudan ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.