Education in South Sudan 380 indicators covering education for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 154,989 number 2020 up 16.5% 74th School age population, tertiary education, male 513,884 number 2014 up 61.4% 79th School age population, tertiary education, female 508,318 number 2014 up 60.2% 77th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 1.02 million number 2014 up 60.8% 78th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 978,611 number 2019 up 19.1% 66th School age population, upper secondary education, male 505,867 number 2020 up 21.3% 61st School age population, upper secondary education, female 495,269 number 2020 up 20.5% 62nd School age population, secondary education, male 782,244 number 2020 up 20.9% 76th School age population, lower secondary education, male 276,377 number 2020 up 20.3% 87th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.55 million number 2020 up 20.6% 76th School age population, secondary education, female 765,287 number 2020 up 20.2% 76th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 546,395 number 2020 up 19.9% 87th School age population, primary education, male 906,068 number 2020 up 18.1% 70th School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.79 million number 2020 up 17.8% 70th School age population, lower secondary education, female 270,018 number 2020 up 19.6% 86th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 139,931 number 2020 up 18.6% 74th School age population, primary education, female 884,182 number 2020 up 17.6% 70th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 283,245 number 2020 up 19.0% 74th School age population, pre-primary education, male 495,530 number 2019 up 19.2% 67th School age population, pre-primary education, female 483,081 number 2019 up 19.0% 66th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 143,314 number 2020 up 19.3% 74th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 8.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.2% 160th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 5.63 years 2023 up 4.8% 194th School enrollment, preprimary 11.6% 2018 up 110.1% 179th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 5.73 years 2023 unchanged 163rd Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 5.73 years 2023 unchanged 163rd Average years of schooling among adults 5.73 years 2023 unchanged 163rd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 6.19 years 2023 unchanged 165th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 21.6% 60th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 6.74 years 2023 up 1.6% 193rd Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 26.6% 70th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 5th Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 unchanged 161st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st 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 School age population, primary education, male 898,155 2025 down 1.9% 70th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 341,578 2025 up 26.9% 70th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 168,906 2025 up 26.8% 70th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 172,672 2025 up 26.9% 70th School age population, upper secondary education, female 635,472 2025 up 43.6% 60th School age population, upper secondary education, male 646,176 2025 up 42.5% 60th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.28 million 2025 up 43.1% 60th School age population, secondary education, male 991,441 2025 up 37.7% 74th School age population, secondary education, female 973,504 2025 up 38.5% 72nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 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