Education in South Africa 2,933 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 9, male 516,022 2015 up 1.1% 23rd Population, age 10, male 517,401 2015 up 1.6% 23rd Population, age 11, male 518,777 2015 up 2.0% 23rd Population, age 12, male 518,875 2015 up 2.4% 23rd Population, age 13, male 517,137 2015 up 2.8% 22nd Population, age 14, male 514,214 2015 up 3.4% 22nd Population, age 15, male 511,028 2015 up 3.9% 22nd Population, age 16, male 507,059 2015 up 4.4% 21st Population, age 17, male 504,472 2015 up 4.7% 21st Population, age 18, male 504,328 2015 up 4.8% 20th Population, age 19, male 505,453 2015 up 4.7% 19th Population, age 20, male 505,781 2015 up 4.7% 19th Population, age 21, male 505,930 2015 up 4.5% 19th Population, age 22, male 503,807 2015 up 4.7% 19th Population, age 23, male 498,228 2015 up 5.5% 19th Population, age 24, male 490,267 2015 up 6.7% 19th Population, age 25, male 481,991 2015 up 7.8% 21st Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 3.8% 2022 down 49.5% 49th Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 11,287 millions 2024 up 129.0% 24th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 10.2% 2023 up 103.9% 126th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 965.38 millions 2024 up 55.7% 52nd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 128,261 number 2018 up 60.0% 22nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 729,513 number 2018 up 21.0% 30th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 153,347 number 2018 up 49.4% 21st Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 931.85 millions 2024 up 27.6% 50th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 48.0% 2024 up 17.8% 86th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 48.0% 2024 up 17.8% 86th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 10,895 millions 2024 up 87.7% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 62,930 number 2018 up 20.2% 47th Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 62.2% 2024 up 28.2% 55th Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 68.4% 2024 up 31.8% 53rd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 48.1% 2024 up 22.2% 83rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 48.1% 2024 up 22.2% 83rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 47.8% 2024 up 13.3% 82nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 47.8% 2024 up 13.3% 83rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 56.1% 2024 up 24.9% 55th Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 7.8% 2024 up 39.0% 85th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 441,248 number 2018 up 21.5% 26th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 42,526 number 2018 down 33.2% 13th Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 92.5% 2024 up 5.1% 38th Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 95.4% 2024 up 5.5% 34th Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 89.6% 2024 up 4.7% 40th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 62.7% 2023 up 7.6% 20th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.4% 2023 up 9.4% 20th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 37.3% 2023 down 10.6% 130th Government expenditure per student, primary 17.9% 2018 up 34.7% 41st Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 89.3% 2024 up 9.2% 82nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 33,424 number 2018 up 32.7% 48th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 89.3% 2024 up 9.2% 82nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1 GPIA 2024 up 7.8% 44th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 90.0% 2024 up 8.3% 83rd Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 11.49 years 2040 up 4.0% 60th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 0.8% 2018 up 21.7% 159th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 88.7% 2024 up 10.1% 80th Completion rate, primary education, female 98.4% 2024 up 0.1% 39th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 90.0% 2024 up 8.3% 83rd Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 1,139 2024 up 30.7% 75th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 25,211 2023 down 28.5% 28th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 88.7% 2024 up 10.1% 80th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 2.9% 2017 down 49.9% 48th ← Previous Page 21 of 49 Next →