Education in South Africa 2,933 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.0% 2023 down 9.1% 80th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 50.0% 2023 up 5.6% 89th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 89.6% 2023 up 4.3% 96th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.9% 2024 down 33.3% 68th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.99 million number 2018 up 8.6% 30th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 437.4 millions 2024 down 85.2% 19th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 51.0% 2023 up 9.1% 61st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 49.0% 2023 down 8.0% 107th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.0% 2023 down 14.4% 107th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 3.0% 2024 down 17.5% 55th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 8,124 millions 2024 up 25.6% 25th Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 10,028 millions 2024 up 22.8% 20th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8444 GPIA 2023 down 32.4% 108th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2017 up 2.3% 30th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 1.00 million number 2018 up 11.1% 29th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 44,098 number 2018 down 24.7% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 230 2023 down 23.8% 82nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 16.6% 157th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 2.89 million number 2018 up 1.8% 15th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 90,050 number 2018 down 23.6% 10th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 2.7% 2022 down 56.3% 55th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 470.8 millions 2024 down 83.2% 19th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 3.9% 2017 down 41.9% 51st Net intake rate in grade 1 40.4% 2017 down 26.6% 111th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 1.50 million number 2018 up 2.2% 14th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 8.0% 2017 up 1.8% 35th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 89.8% 2023 down 5.5% 30th Staff compensation as share of total expenditure in public education a 70.73 2024 up 5.3% 59th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 4,504 2023 up 146.0% 67th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 31 2023 — 37th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 6,152 2023 up 96.0% 92nd Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 626 2023 up 51.2% 35th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 77 2023 down 40.3% 77th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 339 2023 up 527.8% 83rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 59 2023 down 13.2% 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 233 2023 up 16.5% 43rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 82nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 169.6% 166th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.2% 2023 up 114.7% 193rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.8855 UIS estimate 2023 up 8.2% 114th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 65.6% 82nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 34.8% 143rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 585.8% 143rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 4.9% 89th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 27.9% 71st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.13 UIS estimate 2023 up 48.3% 77th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 34.0% 85th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 9th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 4.3% 2017 down 24.8% 48th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5695 UIS estimate 2023 down 25.4% 86th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 16th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.2 UIS estimate 2023 up 30.8% 66th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5128 UIS estimate 2023 down 32.6% 92nd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 19,907 number 2018 down 41.1% 15th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 GPIA 2023 — 27th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.916 UIS estimate 2023 up 86.7% 75th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 140th ← Previous Page 17 of 49 Next →