Education in South Africa 2,933 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2433 UIS estimate 2023 down 77.3% 156th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 22.8 1994 down 6.6% 44th Gender ratios for mean years of schooling 0.9788 2023 up 2.4% 67th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 down 50.0% 20th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.34 UIS estimate 2023 down 33.1% 30th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 37.8% 2017 down 29.5% 109th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 43.0% 2017 down 23.8% 105th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index 0.7219 GPIA 2023 up 12.3% 81st Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity 0.2972 GPIA 2023 down 44.4% 84th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 6.1% 29th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted 0.3301 GPIA 2023 down 38.5% 85th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 21.6% 43rd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) 0.8% 2023 up 57.6% 127th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, adjusted gender parity index 0.5133 GPIA 2023 down 10.8% 111th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted 0.667 GPIA 2023 up 24.5% 104th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 56 2023 down 85.4% 68th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 49 2023 down 87.1% 61st Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 30.2% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, adjusted gender 0.5309 GPIA 2023 up 54.0% 79th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 84.1% 138th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 85.9% 140th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 52.1% 83rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 404.3% 99th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female 0.6% 2023 up 97.9% 119th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity 0.141 GPIA 2023 down 81.3% 108th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 168th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 0.8767 GPIA 2023 down 56.2% 36th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1224 UIS estimate 2023 down 89.2% 197th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 164th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1101 UIS estimate 2023 down 90.4% 191st Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 46 2023 down 38.7% 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 45 2023 down 37.5% 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 14,899 2023 down 24.2% 5th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 13,707 2023 down 4.1% 4th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 322 2023 down 3.0% 51st Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 279 2023 up 38.8% 47th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,092 2023 down 46.9% 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 995 2023 down 35.9% 40th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 18,540 number 2018 down 34.9% 25th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 7.8% 2018 up 49.8% 125th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 4 2023 — 61st Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 5 2023 — 60th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 281,608 number 2018 up 54.0% 21st Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 97.8% 2022 up 5.4% 41st Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 96.4% 2022 up 19.1% 47th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2022 down 10.0% 64th 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 97.7 2020 up 2.8% 76th 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 88.1 2020 up 4.9% 80th 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 48.6 2020 up 8.0% 98th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 161 2023 down 42.5% 47th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 191 2023 down 42.5% 45th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.0638 GPIA 2023 down 92.2% 122nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 0.0709 GPIA 2023 down 91.3% 125th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 89.6% 80th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 down 88.4% 80th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 1,104 millions 2024 down 79.5% 15th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 2.43 million number 2017 up 56.4% 15th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 5.23 million number 2017 up 36.7% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 2.80 million number 2017 up 23.1% 21st ← Previous Page 18 of 49 Next →