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South Sudan is believed to have the worst literacy rate in the world, behind even Mali and Niger. A July 2012 report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) found that less than 2 percent of the population has completed primary school education.
Adult Literacy: 27 percent (2009)
Primary School Enrollment
2010: 1.6 million
Government Education Spending
South Sudan allocates 16 percent of the national budget to education. However opposition political parties and aid agencies claim the real figure is less than 10 percent.
IRIN | Analysis: South Sudan struggles to meet demand for education
Unity state approves funds for students to compete in national football competition
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich March 20, 2013 (KAMPALA) - Unity state has approved 121,000 South Sudanese pounds (SSP) to allow secondary students to participate in May's South Sudan National Football Federation school tournament in Wau. (...)
S. Sudanese students protest in Cairo over poor living conditions, unpaid bursaries
June 20, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A number of South Sudanese students on Tuesday stormed their embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo and demanded immediate fulfillment of their demands", an official said Friday. Peter Adwok Nyaba (The (...)
Teachers in Jonglei refuse to end strike
November 27, 14 (BOR) – The teachers in Jonglei state's Bor have refused to call off a strike that has been going on for almost a month now. Speaking to senior school inspectors in Bor, teachers said the strike shouldn't be called off (...)
UN Children's Fund celebrates education in South Sudan
March 31, 2009 (JUBA) – The beginning of April marks a new school year and the fourth anniversary of Southern Sudan's 'Go To School' initiative, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reminded in a statement today. Children in Western Equatoria, (...)
Juba ready to help strike-affected students at Makerere University, Uganda
By Philip Thon Aleu September 2, 2011 (KAMPALA) – South Sudan officials in Kampala, Uganda say students affected by the closure of Makerere University on Thursday "will be assisted where necessary." Administration closed Makerere (...)
Rumbek University to be opened this academic year
August 9, 2009 (RUMBEK) — A government delegation arrived to the capital of Lakes State to discuss arrangements for the opening of Rumbek University this academic year. During a visit in February 2006 to the Lakes State, President Omer (...)
Students complain of errors in South Sudan exam papers
Tuesday 23 April 2013
April 22, 2013 (BOR) - The first South Sudan secondary examinations for 2013 have come under severe criticism from the candidates in Jonglei state who said the papers had errors in them. Malek Academy students in the examination (...)
S. Sudanese and Ugandan students to pay equal university fees
May 29, 2014 (KAMPALA) - Uganda has accepted a proposal by the South Sudan government to allow its students pay similar tuition fees like Ugandans in public universities. South Sudanese students at their embassy in Kampala, Uganda (...)
Zimbabwe to help S. Sudan develop education curriculum
June 21, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan is reportedly working with Zimbabwe in efforts to craft the young nation's education curriculum and viable national examination system. Pupils attend the inauguration of Owinykibul central primary (...)
Sudanese, U.S. universities sign cooperation agreements
October 30, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Several Sudanese and United States universities on Monday have signed a number of academic, training, research and student exchange agreements. A general view taken on June 13, 2012 shows the campus of (...)
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