Education in South Africa 2,928 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 97.5% 2023 up 19.6% 60th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 141st Theoretical duration of early childhood education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 81.9% 2023 up 9.9% 95th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Progression to secondary school, male 93.4% 2015 down 0.3% 106th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.1% 2023 down 0.0% 74th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.18 million number 2018 up 17.1% 36th School enrollment, secondary, female 78.5% 2017 up 13.6% 87th School enrollment, secondary, male 65.4% 2017 up 3.4% 100th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.9% 2023 up 0.2% 119th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 93.9% 2023 down 1.2% 128th Government expenditure on education, US$ 22,922 millions 2024 up 4.2% 30th Progression to secondary school, female 98.2% 2015 up 2.3% 71st Expenditure on tertiary education 15.3% 2018 up 17.2% 113th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.0% 2024 up 17.5% 18th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 9,130 number 2018 up 57.7% 101st Literacy rate, youth female 98.0% 2024 down 1.1% 54th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6.3% 2022 down 59.3% 49th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.4% 2018 up 65.1% 39th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 36,982 2023 down 16.4% 11th Children out of school, primary 448,146 2023 down 33.8% 24th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 448,146 2023 down 33.8% 24th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 100,988 2023 up 44.2% 4th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.1% 2023 up 23.4% 77th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.8% 2023 up 2.5% 64th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 90.5% 2023 down 2.3% 83rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.2% 2023 down 21.7% 127th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.5% 2023 up 28.3% 108th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 80,289 2023 down 55.4% 33rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 69,554 2023 down 55.8% 20th Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.51 million number 2018 up 5.6% 20th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,141 2023 up 30.0% 40th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 101,450 2023 down 8.9% 29th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 19.1% 2025 up 2.4% 26th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 163,232 2023 down 7.5% 8th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 49,009 2023 down 49.2% 31st Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 61.0% 2023 up 13.9% 92nd Teachers in lower secondary education, male 31,280 2023 down 62.6% 35th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 60.0% 2023 up 2.9% 68th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.7% 2017 down 0.9% 83rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 23,730 number 2018 up 69.3% 29th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 60,900 2023 down 6.3% 27th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 90.3% 2017 down 3.4% 109th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 6.6% 2017 down 10.5% 35th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 10.5% 2017 up 21.9% 30th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 40,550 2023 down 12.6% 31st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 60,346 2023 down 19.9% 6th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 26,982 2023 down 49.7% 12th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 4.7% 2022 down 56.0% 57th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 6.1% 2022 down 47.3% 46th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 2.7% 2022 down 65.0% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 92nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 84.3% 2023 up 10.9% 95th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.4% 2023 up 9.0% 94th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 8,514 2023 up 98.4% 69th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 52 2023 — 40th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 949 2023 up 647.2% 90th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 13,270 2023 up 87.7% 95th ← Previous Page 10 of 49 Next →