Education in South Sudan 380 indicators covering education for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, tertiary education, female 689,041 2025 up 45.7% 73rd School age population, tertiary education, male 697,260 2025 up 46.2% 73rd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.96 million 2025 up 38.1% 72nd School age population, secondary education, female 973,504 2025 up 38.5% 72nd School age population, secondary education, male 991,441 2025 up 37.7% 74th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.28 million 2025 up 43.1% 60th School age population, upper secondary education, male 646,176 2025 up 42.5% 60th School age population, upper secondary education, female 635,472 2025 up 43.6% 60th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 172,672 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 341,578 2025 up 26.9% 70th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Government expenditure on education, total 1.6% 2016 up 49.8% 188th 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 Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 — 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 3rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 — 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 8.8% 2025 down 1.4% 165th Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 7.1% 2025 up 33.6% 165th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.8003 modelled data 2025 up 35.5% 163rd Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 7.9% 2025 up 11.4% 165th Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 13.7% 2025 up 30.5% 164th Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 9.3% 2025 up 40.9% 164th Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 18.1% 2025 up 26.2% 162nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.5112 modelled data 2025 up 11.7% 162nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 1.4% 2025 up 50.0% 164th Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 2.1% 2025 up 38.3% 164th Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 2.8% 2025 up 32.8% 164th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.5074 modelled data 2025 up 12.9% 161st Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.6% 2023 down 1.8% 29th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 11.2% 2023 down 2.6% 25th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 12.4% 2023 down 2.3% 23rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,893 2024 down 65.8% 30th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2,753 2024 down 52.6% 35th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 4,659 2024 down 25.8% 30th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 5,393 2024 down 41.8% 35th Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.60 million people 2100 down 20.1% 18th 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 Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.6% 67th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 183 2023 up 1,307.7% 178th ← Previous Page 3 of 7 Next →