School age population, secondary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, secondary education, female was 765,287 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 765,287 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 765,287 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 496,198 number, in 2005.
That places South Sudan 76th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 496,198 number | — |
| 2006 | 520,141 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 547,522 number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 576,991 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 607,249 number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 636,652 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 685,707 number | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 704,064 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 718,926 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 730,189 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 738,240 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 742,436 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 745,337 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 748,897 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 755,190 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 765,287 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 549,620 number | 496,198 number | 607,249 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 720,564 number | 636,652 number | 755,190 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 765,287 number | 765,287 number | 765,287 number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, female in South Sudan?
- School age population, secondary education, female in South Sudan was 765,287 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 765,287 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,198 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.