School age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 286,762 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan is 286,762, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan peaked at 346,251 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 189,260, in 1999.
South Sudan ranks 74th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 189,260 | — |
| 2000 | 197,816 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 205,528 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 210,574 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 212,972 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 221,469 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 243,728 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 253,883 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 264,197 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 274,730 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 283,422 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 291,923 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 301,871 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 311,865 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 323,098 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 334,974 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 340,539 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 343,153 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 346,251 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 336,616 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 323,628 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 310,092 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 283,852 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 280,433 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 272,245 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 275,064 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 286,762 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,260 | 189,260 | 189,260 | 1 |
| 2000s | 236,832 | 197,816 | 283,422 | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,392 | 291,923 | 346,251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 284,741 | 272,245 | 310,092 | 6 |
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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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in South Sudan was 286,762 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 346,251 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,260 in 1999.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- South Sudan ranks 74th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release