This paper discusses the status of universal primary education (UPE) in rural areas of South Sudan by focusing on the forms of rural schools and the factors that hinders access to UPE. It will therefore start by describing the context or background description of the primary education system and situation of schools in South Sudan. It will also discuss the achievement and weakness and how the objective of universal education impacts the life of the rural people in terms of quality and equity in enrolment between boys and girls, academic achievement. Finally, it proposes some policies recommendation on further improvement of the UPE in rural areas of South Sudan.
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