School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.39 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan is 1.39 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan peaked at 1.39 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 559,674, in 1999.
That places South Sudan 73rd out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 559,674 | — |
| 2000 | 580,324 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 600,961 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 619,937 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 637,358 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 652,947 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 660,323 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 660,081 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 669,532 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 712,501 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 757,953 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 811,125 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 904,331 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 973,004 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 949,980 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 935,288 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 845,288 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 782,440 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 884,947 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 979,879 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.39 million | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 559,674 | 559,674 | 559,674 | 1 |
| 2000s | 655,192 | 580,324 | 757,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 911,289 | 782,440 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million | 979,879 | 1.39 million | 6 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan was 1.39 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,674 in 1999.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- South Sudan ranks 73rd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release