Education in the Republic of South Sudan : Status and Challenges for a New System

This education status report (ESR), prepared at the request of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), provides a comprehensive snapshot of an education sector that is emerging from a long period of civil strife. It confirms the strong appetite among the people for education; in turn, more educated citizens are needed to provide the bedrock of the new country and its prospects. The purpose of this report is to enhance the knowledge base for policy development in the education sector and, more broadly, create a platform for engaging a diverse audience in dialogue on education policies in the new country. The ultimate aim is to help develop a shared vision for the future of the education system among government, citizens, and partners in Africa's newest nation. The report clearly shows that the education system in South Sudan faces all the challenges of a new nation that is making a visible effort to catch up quickly from a very low base by rapidly increasing student enrollment. These challenges include a concentration of students in the early grades; a high proportion of overage students, repetition, and dropout; and weak levels of student learning. Further, the report indicates that South Sudan is beginning to feel the effects of its success at increasing enrollment at the primary level with growing demand for secondary and higher education. The report also highlights the low overall quality of education, and emphasizes that quality of education and accountability of the education sector should become central considerations early on in the development of the education system. Finally, the report emphasizes the importance of South Sudan's unique Alternative Education System (AES), which will continue to play a central part in the education system for years to come. The majority of youth and adults in the country today may never benefit from formal basic education, but their learning needs must be met if South Sudan is to build a solid state and society. The AES is currently offering accelerated learning programs to more than 200,000 youth and adults and holds significant promise.

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012-06-22
Subjects:Academic Qualifications, access to education, achievement tests, Adult Education, adult literacy, adult literacy rate, adults, Alternative Education, average pupil-teacher ratio, Average Score, Basic Package, basic services, basic skills, Chalkboards, churches, class sizes, classroom, Classroom construction, cohort of students, Community schools, Completion Rates, Curricula, curriculum, decision making, donor support, dropout rates, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Development, early grades, education expenditures, Education For All, Education Management, education materials, education policies, education sector, EDUCATION SPENDING, education strategy, Education System, Educational Achievement, Educational Attainment, Educational Development, educational opportunities, Enrollment Data, Enrollment figures, Female literacy, Female Teachers, final grades, formal basic education, Formal Education, Formal Education System, formal schooling, free primary education, gender disparities, gender gap, General Education, GER, Girls, Government Primary Schools, Gross Enrollment, Gross Enrollment Rate, gross enrollment rates, Gross Enrollment Ratio, Head Teacher, Higher Education, higher grades, higher repetition, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, instructional time, Intake Rate, Interactive Radio, Interactive Radio Instruction, investments in education, kindergarten, language of instruction, Learning, learning opportunities, Level of Education, levels of education, Libraries, Literacy, literacy data, literacy education, Literacy Rate, literacy rates, Literate Population, Male Literacy Rate, nonformal education, nongovernmental organizations, Number of pupils, Number of schools, number of students, Number of Teachers, nursery schools, Out-of-School Children, out-of-school youths, Parent-Teacher Association, Participation in Schools, participation rates, pedagogical inputs, Performance in Mathematics, preschool centers, primary completion rate, primary completion rates, primary cycle, Primary Education, primary enrollments, Primary Grades, primary level, Primary School, primary school completion, primary school completion rate, primary school education, Primary School Enrollments, primary school fees, Primary School Pupils, primary school students, Primary School-age Population, Primary Schooling, Primary Schools, primary teacher, primary teacher training, Primary Teachers, private enrollments, Private schools, Public Education Spending, public institutions, Public Primary Schools, public schools, public secondary schools, Pupil Performance, pupil-classroom ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratios, pupil-textbook ratio, quality education, quality of education, Reading, refugees, Regular Teachers, repeaters, retention of students, Retention Rates, Rural Areas, rural children, rural population, school census, School Children, School Classrooms, School Enrollments, School Entry, school fees, school gross enrollment, School Infrastructure, school level, School Network, SCHOOL PARTICIPATION, School Size, school survey, school system, school year, School-Age, School-Age Population, Schooling, Schools, Science Study, Secondary Education, Secondary School, Secondary Schools, shortage of textbooks, Social Development, student body, STUDENT FLOW, STUDENT LEARNING, student learning achievement, Student Learning Outcomes, Student Performance, student population, student-teacher ratios, TEACHER, Teacher Deployment, TEACHER MANAGEMENT, Teacher Monitoring, Teacher Performance, Teacher Preparation, Teacher Training, teacher training colleges, Teacher Workforce, TEACHERS, teaching, teaching force, Textbook, Textbooks, universal primary completion, upper primary grades, urban schools, vocational schools, Vocational training, Writing Instruments, Youth,
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access to education
achievement tests
Adult Education
adult literacy
adult literacy rate
adults
Alternative Education
average pupil-teacher ratio
Average Score
Basic Package
basic services
basic skills
Chalkboards
churches
class sizes
classroom
Classroom construction
cohort of students
Community schools
Completion Rates
Curricula
curriculum
decision making
donor support
dropout rates
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development
early grades
education expenditures
Education For All
Education Management
education materials
education policies
education sector
EDUCATION SPENDING
education strategy
Education System
Educational Achievement
Educational Attainment
Educational Development
educational opportunities
Enrollment Data
Enrollment figures
Female literacy
Female Teachers
final grades
formal basic education
Formal Education
Formal Education System
formal schooling
free primary education
gender disparities
gender gap
General Education
GER
Girls
Government Primary Schools
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment rates
Gross Enrollment Ratio
Head Teacher
Higher Education
higher grades
higher repetition
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
instructional time
Intake Rate
Interactive Radio
Interactive Radio Instruction
investments in education
kindergarten
language of instruction
Learning
learning opportunities
Level of Education
levels of education
Libraries
Literacy
literacy data
literacy education
Literacy Rate
literacy rates
Literate Population
Male Literacy Rate
nonformal education
nongovernmental organizations
Number of pupils
Number of schools
number of students
Number of Teachers
nursery schools
Out-of-School Children
out-of-school youths
Parent-Teacher Association
Participation in Schools
participation rates
pedagogical inputs
Performance in Mathematics
preschool centers
primary completion rate
primary completion rates
primary cycle
Primary Education
primary enrollments
Primary Grades
primary level
Primary School
primary school completion
primary school completion rate
primary school education
Primary School Enrollments
primary school fees
Primary School Pupils
primary school students
Primary School-age Population
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
primary teacher
primary teacher training
Primary Teachers
private enrollments
Private schools
Public Education Spending
public institutions
Public Primary Schools
public schools
public secondary schools
Pupil Performance
pupil-classroom ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
pupil-textbook ratio
quality education
quality of education
Reading
refugees
Regular Teachers
repeaters
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
rural children
rural population
school census
School Children
School Classrooms
School Enrollments
School Entry
school fees
school gross enrollment
School Infrastructure
school level
School Network
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
School Size
school survey
school system
school year
School-Age
School-Age Population
Schooling
Schools
Science Study
Secondary Education
Secondary School
Secondary Schools
shortage of textbooks
Social Development
student body
STUDENT FLOW
STUDENT LEARNING
student learning achievement
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Performance
student population
student-teacher ratios
TEACHER
Teacher Deployment
TEACHER MANAGEMENT
Teacher Monitoring
Teacher Performance
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training
teacher training colleges
Teacher Workforce
TEACHERS
teaching
teaching force
Textbook
Textbooks
universal primary completion
upper primary grades
urban schools
vocational schools
Vocational training
Writing Instruments
Youth
Academic Qualifications
access to education
achievement tests
Adult Education
adult literacy
adult literacy rate
adults
Alternative Education
average pupil-teacher ratio
Average Score
Basic Package
basic services
basic skills
Chalkboards
churches
class sizes
classroom
Classroom construction
cohort of students
Community schools
Completion Rates
Curricula
curriculum
decision making
donor support
dropout rates
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development
early grades
education expenditures
Education For All
Education Management
education materials
education policies
education sector
EDUCATION SPENDING
education strategy
Education System
Educational Achievement
Educational Attainment
Educational Development
educational opportunities
Enrollment Data
Enrollment figures
Female literacy
Female Teachers
final grades
formal basic education
Formal Education
Formal Education System
formal schooling
free primary education
gender disparities
gender gap
General Education
GER
Girls
Government Primary Schools
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment rates
Gross Enrollment Ratio
Head Teacher
Higher Education
higher grades
higher repetition
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
instructional time
Intake Rate
Interactive Radio
Interactive Radio Instruction
investments in education
kindergarten
language of instruction
Learning
learning opportunities
Level of Education
levels of education
Libraries
Literacy
literacy data
literacy education
Literacy Rate
literacy rates
Literate Population
Male Literacy Rate
nonformal education
nongovernmental organizations
Number of pupils
Number of schools
number of students
Number of Teachers
nursery schools
Out-of-School Children
out-of-school youths
Parent-Teacher Association
Participation in Schools
participation rates
pedagogical inputs
Performance in Mathematics
preschool centers
primary completion rate
primary completion rates
primary cycle
Primary Education
primary enrollments
Primary Grades
primary level
Primary School
primary school completion
primary school completion rate
primary school education
Primary School Enrollments
primary school fees
Primary School Pupils
primary school students
Primary School-age Population
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
primary teacher
primary teacher training
Primary Teachers
private enrollments
Private schools
Public Education Spending
public institutions
Public Primary Schools
public schools
public secondary schools
Pupil Performance
pupil-classroom ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
pupil-textbook ratio
quality education
quality of education
Reading
refugees
Regular Teachers
repeaters
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
rural children
rural population
school census
School Children
School Classrooms
School Enrollments
School Entry
school fees
school gross enrollment
School Infrastructure
school level
School Network
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
School Size
school survey
school system
school year
School-Age
School-Age Population
Schooling
Schools
Science Study
Secondary Education
Secondary School
Secondary Schools
shortage of textbooks
Social Development
student body
STUDENT FLOW
STUDENT LEARNING
student learning achievement
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Performance
student population
student-teacher ratios
TEACHER
Teacher Deployment
TEACHER MANAGEMENT
Teacher Monitoring
Teacher Performance
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training
teacher training colleges
Teacher Workforce
TEACHERS
teaching
teaching force
Textbook
Textbooks
universal primary completion
upper primary grades
urban schools
vocational schools
Vocational training
Writing Instruments
Youth
spellingShingle Academic Qualifications
access to education
achievement tests
Adult Education
adult literacy
adult literacy rate
adults
Alternative Education
average pupil-teacher ratio
Average Score
Basic Package
basic services
basic skills
Chalkboards
churches
class sizes
classroom
Classroom construction
cohort of students
Community schools
Completion Rates
Curricula
curriculum
decision making
donor support
dropout rates
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development
early grades
education expenditures
Education For All
Education Management
education materials
education policies
education sector
EDUCATION SPENDING
education strategy
Education System
Educational Achievement
Educational Attainment
Educational Development
educational opportunities
Enrollment Data
Enrollment figures
Female literacy
Female Teachers
final grades
formal basic education
Formal Education
Formal Education System
formal schooling
free primary education
gender disparities
gender gap
General Education
GER
Girls
Government Primary Schools
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment rates
Gross Enrollment Ratio
Head Teacher
Higher Education
higher grades
higher repetition
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
instructional time
Intake Rate
Interactive Radio
Interactive Radio Instruction
investments in education
kindergarten
language of instruction
Learning
learning opportunities
Level of Education
levels of education
Libraries
Literacy
literacy data
literacy education
Literacy Rate
literacy rates
Literate Population
Male Literacy Rate
nonformal education
nongovernmental organizations
Number of pupils
Number of schools
number of students
Number of Teachers
nursery schools
Out-of-School Children
out-of-school youths
Parent-Teacher Association
Participation in Schools
participation rates
pedagogical inputs
Performance in Mathematics
preschool centers
primary completion rate
primary completion rates
primary cycle
Primary Education
primary enrollments
Primary Grades
primary level
Primary School
primary school completion
primary school completion rate
primary school education
Primary School Enrollments
primary school fees
Primary School Pupils
primary school students
Primary School-age Population
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
primary teacher
primary teacher training
Primary Teachers
private enrollments
Private schools
Public Education Spending
public institutions
Public Primary Schools
public schools
public secondary schools
Pupil Performance
pupil-classroom ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
pupil-textbook ratio
quality education
quality of education
Reading
refugees
Regular Teachers
repeaters
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
rural children
rural population
school census
School Children
School Classrooms
School Enrollments
School Entry
school fees
school gross enrollment
School Infrastructure
school level
School Network
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
School Size
school survey
school system
school year
School-Age
School-Age Population
Schooling
Schools
Science Study
Secondary Education
Secondary School
Secondary Schools
shortage of textbooks
Social Development
student body
STUDENT FLOW
STUDENT LEARNING
student learning achievement
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Performance
student population
student-teacher ratios
TEACHER
Teacher Deployment
TEACHER MANAGEMENT
Teacher Monitoring
Teacher Performance
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training
teacher training colleges
Teacher Workforce
TEACHERS
teaching
teaching force
Textbook
Textbooks
universal primary completion
upper primary grades
urban schools
vocational schools
Vocational training
Writing Instruments
Youth
Academic Qualifications
access to education
achievement tests
Adult Education
adult literacy
adult literacy rate
adults
Alternative Education
average pupil-teacher ratio
Average Score
Basic Package
basic services
basic skills
Chalkboards
churches
class sizes
classroom
Classroom construction
cohort of students
Community schools
Completion Rates
Curricula
curriculum
decision making
donor support
dropout rates
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development
early grades
education expenditures
Education For All
Education Management
education materials
education policies
education sector
EDUCATION SPENDING
education strategy
Education System
Educational Achievement
Educational Attainment
Educational Development
educational opportunities
Enrollment Data
Enrollment figures
Female literacy
Female Teachers
final grades
formal basic education
Formal Education
Formal Education System
formal schooling
free primary education
gender disparities
gender gap
General Education
GER
Girls
Government Primary Schools
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment rates
Gross Enrollment Ratio
Head Teacher
Higher Education
higher grades
higher repetition
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
instructional time
Intake Rate
Interactive Radio
Interactive Radio Instruction
investments in education
kindergarten
language of instruction
Learning
learning opportunities
Level of Education
levels of education
Libraries
Literacy
literacy data
literacy education
Literacy Rate
literacy rates
Literate Population
Male Literacy Rate
nonformal education
nongovernmental organizations
Number of pupils
Number of schools
number of students
Number of Teachers
nursery schools
Out-of-School Children
out-of-school youths
Parent-Teacher Association
Participation in Schools
participation rates
pedagogical inputs
Performance in Mathematics
preschool centers
primary completion rate
primary completion rates
primary cycle
Primary Education
primary enrollments
Primary Grades
primary level
Primary School
primary school completion
primary school completion rate
primary school education
Primary School Enrollments
primary school fees
Primary School Pupils
primary school students
Primary School-age Population
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
primary teacher
primary teacher training
Primary Teachers
private enrollments
Private schools
Public Education Spending
public institutions
Public Primary Schools
public schools
public secondary schools
Pupil Performance
pupil-classroom ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
pupil-textbook ratio
quality education
quality of education
Reading
refugees
Regular Teachers
repeaters
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
rural children
rural population
school census
School Children
School Classrooms
School Enrollments
School Entry
school fees
school gross enrollment
School Infrastructure
school level
School Network
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
School Size
school survey
school system
school year
School-Age
School-Age Population
Schooling
Schools
Science Study
Secondary Education
Secondary School
Secondary Schools
shortage of textbooks
Social Development
student body
STUDENT FLOW
STUDENT LEARNING
student learning achievement
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Performance
student population
student-teacher ratios
TEACHER
Teacher Deployment
TEACHER MANAGEMENT
Teacher Monitoring
Teacher Performance
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training
teacher training colleges
Teacher Workforce
TEACHERS
teaching
teaching force
Textbook
Textbooks
universal primary completion
upper primary grades
urban schools
vocational schools
Vocational training
Writing Instruments
Youth
World Bank
Education in the Republic of South Sudan : Status and Challenges for a New System
description This education status report (ESR), prepared at the request of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), provides a comprehensive snapshot of an education sector that is emerging from a long period of civil strife. It confirms the strong appetite among the people for education; in turn, more educated citizens are needed to provide the bedrock of the new country and its prospects. The purpose of this report is to enhance the knowledge base for policy development in the education sector and, more broadly, create a platform for engaging a diverse audience in dialogue on education policies in the new country. The ultimate aim is to help develop a shared vision for the future of the education system among government, citizens, and partners in Africa's newest nation. The report clearly shows that the education system in South Sudan faces all the challenges of a new nation that is making a visible effort to catch up quickly from a very low base by rapidly increasing student enrollment. These challenges include a concentration of students in the early grades; a high proportion of overage students, repetition, and dropout; and weak levels of student learning. Further, the report indicates that South Sudan is beginning to feel the effects of its success at increasing enrollment at the primary level with growing demand for secondary and higher education. The report also highlights the low overall quality of education, and emphasizes that quality of education and accountability of the education sector should become central considerations early on in the development of the education system. Finally, the report emphasizes the importance of South Sudan's unique Alternative Education System (AES), which will continue to play a central part in the education system for years to come. The majority of youth and adults in the country today may never benefit from formal basic education, but their learning needs must be met if South Sudan is to build a solid state and society. The AES is currently offering accelerated learning programs to more than 200,000 youth and adults and holds significant promise.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
topic_facet Academic Qualifications
access to education
achievement tests
Adult Education
adult literacy
adult literacy rate
adults
Alternative Education
average pupil-teacher ratio
Average Score
Basic Package
basic services
basic skills
Chalkboards
churches
class sizes
classroom
Classroom construction
cohort of students
Community schools
Completion Rates
Curricula
curriculum
decision making
donor support
dropout rates
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development
early grades
education expenditures
Education For All
Education Management
education materials
education policies
education sector
EDUCATION SPENDING
education strategy
Education System
Educational Achievement
Educational Attainment
Educational Development
educational opportunities
Enrollment Data
Enrollment figures
Female literacy
Female Teachers
final grades
formal basic education
Formal Education
Formal Education System
formal schooling
free primary education
gender disparities
gender gap
General Education
GER
Girls
Government Primary Schools
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment rates
Gross Enrollment Ratio
Head Teacher
Higher Education
higher grades
higher repetition
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
instructional time
Intake Rate
Interactive Radio
Interactive Radio Instruction
investments in education
kindergarten
language of instruction
Learning
learning opportunities
Level of Education
levels of education
Libraries
Literacy
literacy data
literacy education
Literacy Rate
literacy rates
Literate Population
Male Literacy Rate
nonformal education
nongovernmental organizations
Number of pupils
Number of schools
number of students
Number of Teachers
nursery schools
Out-of-School Children
out-of-school youths
Parent-Teacher Association
Participation in Schools
participation rates
pedagogical inputs
Performance in Mathematics
preschool centers
primary completion rate
primary completion rates
primary cycle
Primary Education
primary enrollments
Primary Grades
primary level
Primary School
primary school completion
primary school completion rate
primary school education
Primary School Enrollments
primary school fees
Primary School Pupils
primary school students
Primary School-age Population
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
primary teacher
primary teacher training
Primary Teachers
private enrollments
Private schools
Public Education Spending
public institutions
Public Primary Schools
public schools
public secondary schools
Pupil Performance
pupil-classroom ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratios
pupil-textbook ratio
quality education
quality of education
Reading
refugees
Regular Teachers
repeaters
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
rural children
rural population
school census
School Children
School Classrooms
School Enrollments
School Entry
school fees
school gross enrollment
School Infrastructure
school level
School Network
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
School Size
school survey
school system
school year
School-Age
School-Age Population
Schooling
Schools
Science Study
Secondary Education
Secondary School
Secondary Schools
shortage of textbooks
Social Development
student body
STUDENT FLOW
STUDENT LEARNING
student learning achievement
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Performance
student population
student-teacher ratios
TEACHER
Teacher Deployment
TEACHER MANAGEMENT
Teacher Monitoring
Teacher Performance
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Training
teacher training colleges
Teacher Workforce
TEACHERS
teaching
teaching force
Textbook
Textbooks
universal primary completion
upper primary grades
urban schools
vocational schools
Vocational training
Writing Instruments
Youth
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title Education in the Republic of South Sudan : Status and Challenges for a New System
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spelling dig-okr-10986131362021-04-23T14:03:07Z Education in the Republic of South Sudan : Status and Challenges for a New System World Bank Academic Qualifications access to education achievement tests Adult Education adult literacy adult literacy rate adults Alternative Education average pupil-teacher ratio Average Score Basic Package basic services basic skills Chalkboards churches class sizes classroom Classroom construction cohort of students Community schools Completion Rates Curricula curriculum decision making donor support dropout rates Early Childhood Early Childhood Development early grades education expenditures Education For All Education Management education materials education policies education sector EDUCATION SPENDING education strategy Education System Educational Achievement Educational Attainment Educational Development educational opportunities Enrollment Data Enrollment figures Female literacy Female Teachers final grades formal basic education Formal Education Formal Education System formal schooling free primary education gender disparities gender gap General Education GER Girls Government Primary Schools Gross Enrollment Gross Enrollment Rate gross enrollment rates Gross Enrollment Ratio Head Teacher Higher Education higher grades higher repetition HUMAN DEVELOPMENT instructional time Intake Rate Interactive Radio Interactive Radio Instruction investments in education kindergarten language of instruction Learning learning opportunities Level of Education levels of education Libraries Literacy literacy data literacy education Literacy Rate literacy rates Literate Population Male Literacy Rate nonformal education nongovernmental organizations Number of pupils Number of schools number of students Number of Teachers nursery schools Out-of-School Children out-of-school youths Parent-Teacher Association Participation in Schools participation rates pedagogical inputs Performance in Mathematics preschool centers primary completion rate primary completion rates primary cycle Primary Education primary enrollments Primary Grades primary level Primary School primary school completion primary school completion rate primary school education Primary School Enrollments primary school fees Primary School Pupils primary school students Primary School-age Population Primary Schooling Primary Schools primary teacher primary teacher training Primary Teachers private enrollments Private schools Public Education Spending public institutions Public Primary Schools public schools public secondary schools Pupil Performance pupil-classroom ratio Pupil-Teacher Ratio Pupil-Teacher Ratios pupil-textbook ratio quality education quality of education Reading refugees Regular Teachers repeaters retention of students Retention Rates Rural Areas rural children rural population school census School Children School Classrooms School Enrollments School Entry school fees school gross enrollment School Infrastructure school level School Network SCHOOL PARTICIPATION School Size school survey school system school year School-Age School-Age Population Schooling Schools Science Study Secondary Education Secondary School Secondary Schools shortage of textbooks Social Development student body STUDENT FLOW STUDENT LEARNING student learning achievement Student Learning Outcomes Student Performance student population student-teacher ratios TEACHER Teacher Deployment TEACHER MANAGEMENT Teacher Monitoring Teacher Performance Teacher Preparation Teacher Training teacher training colleges Teacher Workforce TEACHERS teaching teaching force Textbook Textbooks universal primary completion upper primary grades urban schools vocational schools Vocational training Writing Instruments Youth This education status report (ESR), prepared at the request of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), provides a comprehensive snapshot of an education sector that is emerging from a long period of civil strife. It confirms the strong appetite among the people for education; in turn, more educated citizens are needed to provide the bedrock of the new country and its prospects. The purpose of this report is to enhance the knowledge base for policy development in the education sector and, more broadly, create a platform for engaging a diverse audience in dialogue on education policies in the new country. The ultimate aim is to help develop a shared vision for the future of the education system among government, citizens, and partners in Africa's newest nation. The report clearly shows that the education system in South Sudan faces all the challenges of a new nation that is making a visible effort to catch up quickly from a very low base by rapidly increasing student enrollment. These challenges include a concentration of students in the early grades; a high proportion of overage students, repetition, and dropout; and weak levels of student learning. Further, the report indicates that South Sudan is beginning to feel the effects of its success at increasing enrollment at the primary level with growing demand for secondary and higher education. The report also highlights the low overall quality of education, and emphasizes that quality of education and accountability of the education sector should become central considerations early on in the development of the education system. Finally, the report emphasizes the importance of South Sudan's unique Alternative Education System (AES), which will continue to play a central part in the education system for years to come. The majority of youth and adults in the country today may never benefit from formal basic education, but their learning needs must be met if South Sudan is to build a solid state and society. The AES is currently offering accelerated learning programs to more than 200,000 youth and adults and holds significant promise. 2013-04-10T19:47:17Z 2013-04-10T19:47:17Z 2012-06-22 978-0-8213-8891-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13136 en_US Africa Human Development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research Africa Sudan