Home | Keywords | Subject | Society |
Education Education
South Sudan
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
- 2006: 700,000
- 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.
Links
IRIN | Analysis: South Sudan struggles to meet demand for education
Sudan
TBC
- Tuesday 29 March 2011
By Manyang Mayom
March 28, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The Lakes state three centers for Sudan School Certificate Examination started the exam period in Rumbek senior secondary school premise on 28 March. Chol Tong Mayay (by Manyang Mayom) (...)
- Monday 19 March 2012
March 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The University of Khartoum re-opened its doors on Sunday after being closed for two months following clashes between police and students.
Sudan’s most prestigious university was suspended in December after (...)
- Thursday 3 March 2011
By Manyang Mayom
March 2, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The Director of South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) in Lakes State, Philip Kot Job, has said the government of Lakes state has decided to relocated returnees who were (...)
- Tuesday 23 August 2011
August 22, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The government of Lakes state has outlined its development plans from 2011 until 2015, with roads and education being the top priorities according to officials here.
However, the state’s minister of Finance, (...)
- Thursday 18 June 2009
June 17, 2009 (JUBA) – Fifty young scholars, including 37 girls, were awarded scholarships to Juba Day Secondary School through a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
After their education at the (...)
- Sunday 6 April 2008
By Isaac Vuni
April 5, 2008 (JUBA) — The Vice Chancellor of Juba University, Professor Sibirin Farajalla has appealed to government of southern Sudan to assist in returning the three South Sudan public universities of Juba, Wau and (...)
- Monday 21 November 2005
By Swangin Bismarck*
Nov 19, 2005 (RUMBEK) — She speaks with a deep smile that would make one feel she has no concerns, but 12 year old Sarah Adol is only delighted because she is in school. A Sudanese girl listens to her teacher (...)
- Saturday 2 August 2008
By Philip Thon Aleu
August 1, 2008 (BOR TOWN) – 97 students will start degree program at
Dr. John Garang Institute of Science and Technology in Bor on
September 15, 2008 after passing tests in the six months bridging
course. Some of (...)
- Friday 2 March 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
March 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Sudanese child refugees from conflicts in Blue Nile state are receiving primary education at the recently opened Tongo refugee camp in neighbouring Ethiopia. Tongo refugee camp, (...)
- Tuesday 16 October 2012
October 15, 2012 (KAMPALA) – Leaders of the South Sudanese Students’ Union (SSSU) in Uganda, including the president, have stepped down after the union’s parliamentary committee of inquiry found them responsible for the loss of more than (...)
Latest Comments & Analysis
The better approach to reconciliation 2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
OIL: is it a curse or a blessing in South Sudan? 2013-05-17 06:04:54 By Jacob K. Lupai May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution 2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
MORE