Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5112 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.5112 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan peaked at 0.5112 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2138 index, in 1981.
That places South Sudan 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2138 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.225 index | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2405 index | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2491 index | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2532 index | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2632 index | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.271 index | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2782 index | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2887 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2981 index | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3071 index | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3155 index | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3269 index | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3294 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3327 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3426 index | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3526 index | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3587 index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3639 index | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3706 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3792 index | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3863 index | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3929 index | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3932 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3978 index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3947 index | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3964 index | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3941 index | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4071 index | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4178 index | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4287 index | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4347 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4447 index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4505 index | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4579 index | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4599 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4658 index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4707 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4738 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.482 index | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4906 index | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4977 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5001 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.503 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5112 index | +1.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.5112 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.5112 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2536 index | 0.2138 index | 0.2887 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3327 index | 0.2981 index | 0.3639 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3912 index | 0.3706 index | 0.4071 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4504 index | 0.4178 index | 0.4738 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4974 index | 0.482 index | 0.5112 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 index compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 index compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 index compare
- 163 Somalia 0.4334 index compare
- 164 Niger 0.379 index compare
More gender data for South Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,664 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,793 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,793 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 165,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 170,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 158,909 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 162,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 153,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in South Sudan was 0.5112 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5112 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2138 index in 1981.
- How does South Sudan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Sudan ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.