School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan
South Sudan: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 495,269 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan stood at 495,269 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan peaked at 495,269 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 319,605 number, in 2005.
South Sudan ranks 62nd of 205 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, upper secondary education, female in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 319,605 number | — |
| 2006 | 335,387 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 353,110 number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 372,125 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 391,746 number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 410,873 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 443,796 number | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 457,002 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 467,806 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 475,916 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 481,504 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 483,534 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 484,102 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 485,272 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 488,739 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 495,269 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 354,395 number | 319,605 number | 391,746 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 467,854 number | 410,873 number | 488,739 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,269 number | 495,269 number | 495,269 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 495,269 number in 2020, 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 495,269 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,605 number in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- South Sudan ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.