School age population, tertiary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, tertiary education, female was 508,318 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in South Sudan, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 508,318 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 508,318 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 263,442 number, in 1999.
That places South Sudan 77th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, 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, tertiary education, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 263,442 number | — |
| 2000 | 274,507 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 284,931 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 294,299 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 304,741 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 317,337 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 332,715 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 351,319 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 373,078 number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 396,436 number | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 419,850 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 442,291 number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 462,916 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 479,605 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 494,687 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 508,318 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263,442 number | 263,442 number | 263,442 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 334,921 number | 274,507 number | 419,850 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 477,563 number | 442,291 number | 508,318 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in South Sudan?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in South Sudan was 508,318 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 508,318 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,442 number in 1999.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 77th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.