School age population, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.79 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan is 1.79 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan peaked at 1.79 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million number, in 2005.
South Sudan ranks 70th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.22 million number | — |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.72 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.77 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.46 million number | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million number | 1.79 million number | 1.79 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in South Sudan was 1.79 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- South Sudan ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, primary 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.