girls’ education in south sudan faces serious challenges

• Only 35% of girls in South Sudan attend school, and throughout the country they are more likely to be missing an education than boys.
• The adult literacy rate in South Sudan is 27%, and 70% of children aged 6–17 years have never been in a classroom.
• Overall rates for primary school completion across the country remain low at around 10%, with girls constituting the majority of dropouts.
• Barriers to girls’ education include safety-related issues, financial constraints, institutional and cultural barriers, pressure for early marriage, sexual harassment, and violence in and out of educational settings.