Education in South Sudan 40 indicators covering education for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 38.0% 2025 down 11.8% 33rd Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 15-64 58.9% 2025 up 8.4% 174th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Labor force, female 49.6% 2023 down 1.3% 15th Labor force, total 5.07 million 2023 up 6.2% 86th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 13.5 per 1,000 2024 down 62.0% 5th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 8.2 per 1,000 2024 down 62.2% 8th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 15.3 per 1,000 2024 down 47.8% 4th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 21.9 per 1,000 2024 down 53.8% 6th School enrollment, preprimary 11.6% 2018 up 110.1% 179th Government expenditure on education, total 1.6% 2016 up 49.8% 188th School enrollment, preprimary, male 12.3% 2018 up 118.0% 177th School enrollment, preprimary, female 10.8% 2018 up 101.4% 176th Government expenditure on education, total 0.0% 2024 down 99.9% 193rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Number of infant deaths, female 10,897 2024 down 53.6% 33rd Number of infant deaths, male 13,174 2024 down 50.4% 37th Number of under-five deaths, female 14,837 2024 down 60.1% 31st Number of under-five deaths, male 17,156 2024 down 57.8% 36th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 12.4% 2023 down 2.3% 23rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 11.2% 2023 down 2.6% 25th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.6% 2023 down 1.8% 29th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,893 2024 down 65.8% 30th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 5,393 2024 down 41.8% 35th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 4,659 2024 down 25.8% 30th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2,753 2024 down 52.6% 35th Population by level of education 1.56 million people 2100 up 18.9% 129th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 11.6% 2100 down 19.7% 1st Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.60 million people 2100 down 20.1% 18th Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Expenditure on tertiary education 31.5% 2017 up 24.2% 21st Expenditure on secondary education 18.5% 2017 up 56.6% 135th Expenditure on primary education 48.6% 2017 down 22.3% 21st Current education expenditure, total 89.3% 2024 up 7.0% 88th Current education expenditure, primary 88.7% 2024 up 14.1% 99th Current education expenditure, secondary 88.5% 2024 down 4.3% 98th Current education expenditure, tertiary 98.6% 2024 up 9.3% 16th