Only 5.26% of South Sumatra's population has attained tertiary education.

Based on data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of residents in South Sumatra (Sumsel) with education up to the tertiary level is 446,630 people, or only 5.26% of the total population of 8.49 million.

There are 947 people (0.01%) of Sumsel's population who are S3 graduates, 19,460 people (0.23%) with S2 education, and 292,740 with S1 education. There are also 97,030 (1.14%) residents in the province who have received education up to D3 level, and 36,460 (0.43%) are D1/D2 graduates.

The population of Sumsel with education up to the Upper Secondary Level (SLTA) is 1.54 million (18.19%), and those with education up to the Junior High School Level (SLTP) is 1.12 million (13.24%).

Meanwhile, 2.14 million (25.27%) of Sumsel's population have completed primary school (SD). Furthermore, 968,710 (11.41%) have not completed primary school. The number of Sumsel residents who have not attended/completed school is 2.26 million (26.63%).

Sumsel is one of the provinces in Sumatra, with an area of 91,590 square kilometers and is divided into 13 regencies and 4 cities.