Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan

South Sudan: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 276,851 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
276,851 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
276,851 number
in 2020
All-time low
180,766 number
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan, 2005–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201220202005: 180.8k number2006: 189.2k number2007: 199.2k number2008: 209.9k number2009: 220.8k number2010: 231.3k number2011: 247.1k number2012: 252.1k number2013: 256.4k number2014: 259.6k number2015: 262.5k number2016: 265.4k number2017: 268.2k number2018: 270.5k number2019: 273.5k number2020: 276.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan stood at 276,851 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan peaked at 276,851 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 180,766 number, in 2005.

South Sudan ranks 74th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in South Sudan, 2005 to 2020.
Year number Change
2005 180,766 number
2006 189,172 number +4.7%
2007 199,150 number +5.3%
2008 209,893 number +5.4%
2009 220,769 number +5.2%
2010 231,349 number +4.8%
2011 247,073 number +6.8%
2012 252,100 number +2.0%
2013 256,403 number +1.7%
2014 259,625 number +1.3%
2015 262,500 number +1.1%
2016 265,383 number +1.1%
2017 268,189 number +1.1%
2018 270,545 number +0.9%
2019 273,465 number +1.1%
2020 276,851 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 199,950 number 180,766 number 220,769 number 5
2010s 258,663 number 231,349 number 273,465 number 10
2020s 276,851 number 276,851 number 276,851 number 1

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 71 Rwanda 305,064 number compare
  2. 72 Benin 290,213 number compare
  3. 73 Burundi 277,097 number compare
  4. 75 Chile 249,985 number compare
  5. 76 Haiti 239,636 number compare
  6. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 231,955 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in South Sudan was 276,851 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 276,851 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 180,766 number in 2005.
How does South Sudan rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
South Sudan ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.