Education in South Africa 2,928 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.5% 2022 up 8.5% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 62nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 95.5% 2017 up 12.5% 91st Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2017 up 1.3% 44th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 93.4% 2017 up 11.1% 93rd Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 18.4% 2023 up 194.4% 160th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 18.4% 2023 down 1.8% 160th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 up 199.8% 112th Share of students from abroad 3.23 2023 down 21.1% 81st Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 28,810 2023 down 49.8% 18th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 8.1% 2022 down 34.8% 35th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3.1% 2022 down 56.5% 57th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 12.8% 56th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 94.2% 2023 down 2.0% 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 30,124 2023 down 12.9% 8th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 1,750 2023 down 25.2% 55th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 1,264 2023 up 2.8% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 6.4% 2017 down 27.9% 40th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 12.6% 2017 up 26.8% 27th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 40 2023 down 18.4% 38th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,255 2018 up 26.8% 56th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9866 GPIA 2023 down 4.6% 166th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.6% 2023 up 158.2% 69th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 444 2018 up 226.5% 58th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 209,161 2023 up 187.6% 37th Literacy rate, adult total 91.2% 2024 down 3.2% 45th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1,216 2023 up 211.8% 34th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 408,410 2023 up 155.5% 40th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 6.9% 2022 down 30.1% 40th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 17.2% 2022 up 12.0% 22nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 13.1% 2023 down 26.5% 111th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 1.1% 2023 up 62.9% 159th Literacy rate, adult male 91.5% 2024 down 4.0% 50th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 0.7% 2023 up 72.2% 147th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 78.8% 2023 up 11.9% 109th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.1% 2023 up 550.4% 128th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 19.1% 2025 up 2.4% 23rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 240.9% 50th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 78.6% 2023 up 1.4% 105th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1 GPIA 2023 up 23.4% 81st Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 6.0% 2017 down 17.9% 44th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 200,430 number 2018 down 26.4% 14th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 95.1% 2023 down 1.3% 47th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 11.2% 2023 down 42.6% 115th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 15.1% 2023 down 7.7% 106th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 18,879 2023 up 2.9% 35th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 172,555 2023 up 78.0% 39th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 78.9% 2023 up 25.1% 103rd Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 235,855 2023 up 275.0% 38th Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 19,602 2023 down 18.3% 34th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 40.4% 142nd Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 48.3% 79th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 4.9% 2023 up 35.9% 142nd Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 2.5% 2023 down 17.2% 78th Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.572 GPIA 2023 up 4.0% 94th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 261.8% 168th Adolescents out of school 9.6% 2023 up 158.2% 67th Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 4.4% 2023 down 20.4% 72nd Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2024 up 18.5% 110th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 3.7% 2022 down 53.7% 51st ← Previous Page 13 of 49 Next →