South Sudan
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,790,250 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,547,531 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
52%
Source: UNSDG, 2010
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
62
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
8
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Secondary Education for Women
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Getting girls back to the classroom after COVID-19 school closures
Project/Program
Girls' Education in South Sudan
Project/Program
Girls, Women & the Global Goals: Empowering Women in Conflict Areas
Project/Program
Libraries Without Walls: Improving Access to Quality Education for Children and Youth in Malakal, South Sudan
Research Project/Report/Study
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
Project/Program
Peacebuilding through Education
Project/Program
Radio Education
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
School Mothers and Girl-Friendly Spaces
Research Project/Report/Study
Secondary Education in South Sudan
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Young Women's Academy for Conscious Change (YWA)