Education in South Africa 2,930 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 2.0% 2024 up 16.6% 33rd Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 94.7% 2023 down 0.8% 36th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 657,307 2023 down 12.3% 27th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 90.4% 2023 down 6.1% 113th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.8% 2023 down 53.1% 65th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 6.9% 2023 down 17.5% 72nd Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 5.3% 2023 down 42.4% 65th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 95,420 2023 down 44.8% 40th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 10.4% 2023 down 26.1% 67th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 113,741 2023 down 14.9% 37th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 94.9% 2023 down 1.0% 38th Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 4,561 2023 up 74.8% 16th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 17.5% 2023 down 40.9% 42nd Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 7,714 2023 down 64.0% 28th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 21,096 2023 down 41.4% 17th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 86.9% 2023 up 5.8% 72nd Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 42,267 number 2018 down 33.9% 30th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 38.5% 67th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2023 down 37.4% 67th Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.432 GPIA 2023 down 59.0% 176th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 3.1% 2023 down 66.6% 77th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 7.3% 2023 down 18.3% 61st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 5.3% 2022 down 46.4% 48th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 11.8% 2022 down 25.5% 35th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 369,466 number 2018 up 144.0% 8th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 93.2% 2023 up 0.2% 28th Current education expenditure, total 97.1% 2024 up 0.5% 24th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 137,188 number 2018 down 24.1% 10th Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 2.4% 2024 up 14.0% 14th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 170.2% 37th Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 1.15 million 2014 — 32nd Current education expenditure, primary 96.5% 2024 up 0.5% 46th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 617,571 2023 up 165.5% 36th Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.4081 GPIA 2023 down 61.2% 176th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 10.0% 2023 down 67.1% 59th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 11.7% 2023 up 153.7% 90th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 24.5% 2023 down 15.0% 35th Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.1% 2018 up 5.5% 100th Current education expenditure, secondary 95.9% 2024 down 0.8% 44th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 8.5% 67th Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2018 up 219.5% 116th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 84.9% 2023 up 1.5% 72nd Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 88.8% 2023 up 10.3% 65th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 231,751 number 2018 up 198.3% 8th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 220,015 2023 down 35.6% 25th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7421 GPIA 2023 down 36.1% 127th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 12.2% 2023 up 70.2% 89th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 98,610 number 2018 up 10.7% 13th School enrolment 18.42 2023 up 46.2% 157th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 77,480 number 2018 down 15.1% 15th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 21.2% 2023 down 28.3% 67th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.07 million 2023 up 17.2% 34th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 8.4% 2023 up 11.8% 88th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 3.6% 2018 down 14.4% 69th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 608 2023 down 56.8% 32nd Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 96.94 2021 up 4.7% 84th Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 3.06 2021 down 58.9% 93rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 109,240 number 2018 up 21.4% 10th ← Previous Page 14 of 49 Next →