School age population, primary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, primary education, female was 884,182 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in South Sudan stood at 884,182 number. 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 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 884,182 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 604,625 number, in 2005.
That places South Sudan 70th 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.
School age population, primary education, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 604,625 number | — |
| 2006 | 629,692 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 660,788 number | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 692,908 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 724,005 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 751,935 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 796,928 number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 816,268 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 833,789 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 849,348 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 862,423 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 871,493 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 876,353 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 878,788 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 880,926 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 884,182 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662,404 number | 604,625 number | 724,005 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 841,825 number | 751,935 number | 880,926 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 884,182 number | 884,182 number | 884,182 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -2.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 3.86 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in South Sudan?
- School age population, primary education, female in South Sudan was 884,182 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 884,182 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 604,625 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.