South Sudan

Girls in primary school in South Sudan

Girls in primary school in South Sudan: 36% in 2011 and 30.4% in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2015
30.4%
Since 2011
−5.6 percentage points
World, 2015
88.2%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in South SudanGirls in primary school in South Sudan: 36% in 2011 and 30.4% in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearSouth SudanWorld
2018–88.2
2017–88.2
2016–88.3
201530.488.2
2014–88.3
2013–88.2
2012–88.2
20113688.1
2010–87.9
2009–87.9
2008–87.6
2007–87.2
2006–86
2005–85.4
2004–84.7
2003–83.5
2002–81.4
2001–81
2000–80.7
1999–79.9
1998–78.9
1997–78.1
1996–77.9
1995–78
1994–78.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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