Secondary education, duration in South Sudan
South Sudan: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 209 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1999
All-time low
6 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Secondary education, duration in South Sudan, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 6 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in South Sudan peaked at 6 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1999.
That places South Sudan 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for South Sudan
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.07 million (2023)
- Labor force, female 49.6% (2023)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 8.2 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 13.5 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 15.3 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 21.9 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in South Sudan?
- Secondary education, duration in South Sudan was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1999.
- How does South Sudan rank for secondary education, duration?
- South Sudan ranks 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.