School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 635,472 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 635,472 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 635,472 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 241,678, in 2003.
That places South Sudan 60th out of 220 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, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 249,005 | — |
| 2000 | 252,247 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 250,463 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 243,723 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 241,678 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 257,501 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 279,727 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 309,521 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 337,517 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 351,707 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 367,306 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 382,198 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 401,437 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 413,952 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 424,408 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 440,505 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 442,393 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 462,444 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 468,443 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 471,787 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 505,051 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 530,038 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 550,468 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 561,910 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 580,265 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 620,105 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 635,472 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,005 | 249,005 | 249,005 | 1 |
| 2000s | 289,139 | 241,678 | 367,306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 441,262 | 382,198 | 505,051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 579,710 | 530,038 | 635,472 | 6 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan was 635,472 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 635,472 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,678 in 2003.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 60th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release