School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.28 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
60th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.28 million
in 2025
All-time low
480,317
in 2003
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan is 1.28 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan peaked at 1.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 480,317, in 2003.
South Sudan ranks 60th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 492,073 | — |
| 2000 | 499,379 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 496,825 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 484,411 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 480,317 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 512,181 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 557,148 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 617,580 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 675,640 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 705,800 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 738,739 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 770,165 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 809,479 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 835,722 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 857,396 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 890,444 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 895,745 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 935,410 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 948,513 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 955,776 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1.28 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.56 million, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1.28 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.15 million, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 492,073 | 492,073 | 492,073 | 1 |
| 2000s | 576,802 | 480,317 | 738,739 | 10 |
| 2010s | 891,969 | 770,165 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.07 million | 1.28 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in South Sudan was 1.28 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,317 in 2003.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- South Sudan ranks 60th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release