Education in South Africa 2,930 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 48.5% 2023 up 0.1% 111th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 0.9% 2023 up 0.2% 111th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 51.5% 2023 down 0.1% 85th Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 435 2023 up 47.5% 48th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 16.1% 2023 up 83.8% 88th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 8.3% 2023 up 48.7% 91st Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.48 GPIA 2023 up 8.9% 16th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 9 2023 — 71st Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 601 2023 up 12.8% 57th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 352 2023 down 42.5% 52nd Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 2,087 2023 down 42.2% 43rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.0% 2023 up 0.0% 47th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.0% 2023 up 0.1% 47th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.0% 2023 down 0.0% 140th Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 4,474 millions 2024 up 65.5% 28th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 28,606 2023 down 15.7% 5th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 134 2023 down 10.1% 52nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 91 2023 down 38.1% 67th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 27.62 2017 down 5.4% 19th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 5.3% 2023 up 17.4% 140th Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 57,830 millions 2024 up 44.1% 21st Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 108,793 2023 down 48.1% 24th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 111,222 2023 down 15.5% 26th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 5.1% 2023 up 24.5% 138th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 29.64 2014 down 16.6% 20th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.8% 2023 down 1.0% 92nd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2023 down 2.0% 92nd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.2% 2023 up 1.0% 95th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2022 down 5.5% 89th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 98.7% 2022 up 5.2% 54th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 98.3% 2022 up 11.8% 49th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 21.1% 2023 down 42.9% 64th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 21.4% 2023 down 4.8% 64th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 295,942 2014 — 13th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 267,975 2023 down 8.9% 36th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 349,596 2023 up 36.7% 35th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 10.2% 2023 down 18.1% 95th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 13.2% 2023 up 31.6% 92nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.775 GPIA 2023 up 38.5% 123rd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 51.6% 2023 down 0.2% 40th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.1% 2023 down 0.4% 40th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 48.4% 2023 up 0.2% 140th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 53,653 number 2018 down 35.4% 15th Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 55,822 millions 2024 up 18.1% 22nd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.4% 2023 up 0.8% 31st Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.1% 2023 up 1.5% 31st Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 48.6% 2023 down 0.8% 145th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 4,816 millions 2024 up 87.7% 28th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 97.1% 2022 up 12.2% 47th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 53.2% 2023 up 1.8% 28th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2023 up 3.1% 28th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 46.8% 2023 down 2.0% 147th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 36,156 number 2018 down 10.0% 15th Current education expenditure, tertiary 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 7th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 27,667 number 2018 down 32.2% 17th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 34,633 number 2018 down 14.2% 13th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 133,964 number 2018 up 7.7% 4th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.8% 2023 up 0.5% 44th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2023 up 1.0% 44th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.2% 2023 down 0.5% 129th ← Previous Page 15 of 49 Next →