School age population, primary education, male in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, primary education, male was 906,068 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 906,068 number for school age population, primary education, male 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 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in South Sudan peaked at 906,068 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 615,216 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, male in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 615,216 number | — |
| 2006 | 641,087 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 673,151 number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 706,336 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 738,494 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 767,383 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 814,096 number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 834,347 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 852,733 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 869,079 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 882,821 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 892,433 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 897,675 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 900,371 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 902,686 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 906,068 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 674,857 number | 615,216 number | 738,494 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 861,362 number | 767,383 number | 902,686 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 906,068 number | 906,068 number | 906,068 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in South Sudan?
- School age population, primary education, male in South Sudan was 906,068 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 906,068 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 615,216 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- South Sudan ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.