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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — South Sudan

Primary school enrollment in South Sudan in 2015 — 35.2%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 135. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 8.2 pp.

2015 35.2% −8.2 pp vs 2011
World rank 135of 135
Period maximum 43.4%2011
Period minimum 35.2%2015

Trend over time

2011–2015 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — South Sudan, 2011–20153537.54042.545201120122013201420152011: 43.4%2015: 35.2%
Change over the period: −8.2 pp Annual average: -2.04 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 35.2%
World 89.2%
Primary school enrollment — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 35.2 —
2011 43.4 —

Eastern Africa, 2015

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 96.1 SC Seychelles 94.6 MZ Mozambique 91.5 ET Ethiopia 84.6 DJ Djibouti 60.7 ER Eritrea 59.8 SS South Sudan 35.2
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for South Sudan

Education Primary completion rate

What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

South Sudan by year Education Children out of school

How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.

South Sudan by year Education Share of children out of school

What share of children of school age are not in school.

South Sudan by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

South Sudan by year
All indicators for South Sudan