Education in South Africa

2,958 indicators covering education for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 16 2023 up 60.0% 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 6 2023 up 500.0% 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 46 2023 up 9.5% 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 5 2023 down 61.5% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 1 2023 down 83.3% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 6 2023 up 500.0% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 8 2023 up 33.3% 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 14 2023 up 55.6% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 2 2023 down 85.7% 55th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 2 2023 up 100.0% 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 17 2023 up 325.0% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 114 2023 down 44.7% 26th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 18 2023 down 43.8% 41st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 61st
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 48.0% 2018 up 22.4% 26th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 374 2023 up 15.8% 49th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 85.4% 2024 up 11.5% 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 down 100.0% 29th
Share of the population with lower secondary education 85.4% 2024 up 11.5% 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2023 24th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 95.8% 2019 down 0.4% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Hong 3 2023 down 40.0% 31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 17.6% 2023 down 10.7% 33rd
Government expenditure per student, secondary 21.4% 2018 up 38.4% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 16.3% 2023 up 32.2% 51st
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 85.4% 2024 up 11.5% 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 13 2023 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 150 2023 1st
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 1.5 GPIA 2023 up 16.4% 18th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 86.1% 2024 up 10.1% 56th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 96.7% 2024 up 3.1% 72nd
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 2.1% 2023 down 38.0% 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.7% 2023 down 20.8% 100th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 4.1% 2023 down 21.1% 100th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 86.1% 2024 up 10.1% 56th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 96.0% 2024 up 4.0% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 84.9% 2024 up 12.9% 53rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.5% 2023 down 14.7% 111th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2023 up 233.4% 98th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 22.0% 2023 up 52.0% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 10.8% 2023 up 5.1% 59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.9% 2023 down 7.3% 54th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 20.5% 2023 down 16.6% 33rd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9861 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 58th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 12.6% 2023 up 1.4% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 58th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 84.9% 2024 up 12.9% 53rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 97.4% 2024 up 2.1% 75th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 11.4% 2023 down 23.0% 99th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.0% 2023 down 5.1% 88th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 4.2% 2023 down 21.6% 99th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 3.9% 2023 down 20.7% 90th