Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.86 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan is 3.86 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan peaked at 7.39 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.86 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.22 live births per woman | 7.16 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.36 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 7.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 live births per woman | 6.94 live births per woman | 7.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.79 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Labor force, total 5.07 million (2023)
- Labor force, female 49.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in South Sudan was 3.86 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- South Sudan ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.