South Sudan has the lowest primary school completion (3%). 93% of available teachers are untrained. Only 1/3 of existing permanent schools have latrines and less than ½ have water. Of the 1600 schools for 1.6 million children, less than 10% are permanent. Most of the data gathered on education is from different sources, mainly stakeholders in the education sector (UNICEF and others) as the ministry, both at Government of South Sudan, state and county level is still in the process of establishing procedures for planning, data gathering and management.

The Government of South Sudan has set objectives for the education sector. The government aims to increased access to pre-tertiary and tertiary education for the communities of South Sudan. SNV will support and compliment efforts of the government and other actors aimed at  improving planning and management of primary schooling, increasing enrolment and retention of girls into schools, and increasing teacher training, deployment and retention.