Share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of the population with no formal education with projections was 11.6% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan, 1950–2100
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan is 11.6%, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan peaked at 53.8% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2100.
That places South Sudan 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.2% | — |
| 1955 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 51.2% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 49.8% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 33.5% | -4.9% |
| 2040 | 31.1% | -7.2% |
| 2045 | 29.1% | -6.4% |
| 2050 | 27.5% | -5.4% |
| 2055 | 26.0% | -5.5% |
| 2060 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 2065 | 22.6% | -7.4% |
| 2070 | 20.8% | -7.9% |
| 2075 | 19.1% | -7.9% |
| 2080 | 17.6% | -8.1% |
| 2085 | 16.0% | -8.7% |
| 2090 | 14.5% | -9.6% |
| 2095 | 13.0% | -10.2% |
| 2100 | 11.6% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.5% | 53.2% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1960s | 53.4% | 53.0% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 49.8% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 43.5% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.6% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2030s | 34.3% | 33.5% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2040s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2050s | 26.8% | 26.0% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2060s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2070s | 20.0% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2080s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2090s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2100s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 2 Western Sahara 7.1% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
- 4 Mauritania 6.4% compare
More education data for South Sudan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan?
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections in South Sudan was 11.6% in 2100, according to Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1955.
- What is the lowest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2100.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of the population with no formal education with projections rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.