School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.02 million number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.02 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan peaked at 1.02 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 527,172 number, in 1999.
South Sudan ranks 78th of 203 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, tertiary education, both sexes in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 527,172 number | — |
| 2000 | 549,440 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 570,515 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 589,347 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 610,338 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 635,697 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 666,734 number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 704,390 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 748,272 number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 795,379 number | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 842,661 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 888,104 number | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 930,079 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 963,977 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 994,571 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 527,172 number | 527,172 number | 527,172 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 671,277 number | 549,440 number | 842,661 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 959,786 number | 888,104 number | 1.02 million number | 5 |
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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 1.02 million number in 2014, 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 1.02 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 527,172 number in 1999.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- South Sudan ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.