School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 270,018 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in South Sudan is 270,018 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 270,018 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 176,593 number, in 2005.
South Sudan ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 176,593 number | — |
| 2006 | 184,754 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 194,412 number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 204,866 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 215,503 number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 225,779 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 241,911 number | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 247,062 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 251,120 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 254,273 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 256,736 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 258,902 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 261,235 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 263,625 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 266,451 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 270,018 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 195,226 number | 176,593 number | 215,503 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 252,709 number | 225,779 number | 266,451 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,018 number | 270,018 number | 270,018 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 83 Sierra Leone 285,402 number compare
- 84 Netherlands 283,056 number compare
- 85 Palestine 274,583 number compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 268,285 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 255,222 number compare
- 89 Congo 250,539 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, female in South Sudan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Sudan was 270,018 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 270,018 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,593 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.