Education in South Africa 2,958 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 42.4% 2023 up 32.2% 9th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 7.6% 55th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2023 down 100.0% 10th Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 82.6% 2023 up 2.8% 25th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 9.8% 2023 down 37.4% 44th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 17.4% 2023 down 11.0% 97th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.2% 2023 down 21.4% 110th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.3% 2023 up 0.2% 103rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0 2023 — 5th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.8% 2023 up 2.4% 49th Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 — 7th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.1% 2023 down 16.9% 59th Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 — 9th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 4.4% 78th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2023 down 10.3% 99th Distribution of young adults' education and work status, for a given 0.311 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 27.0% 33rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.5% 2023 up 558.4% 95th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.3% 2023 down 1.9% 29th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9861 GPIA 2024 up 1.9% 73rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2023 up 142.4% 95th Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 — 12th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 3.4% 2023 down 1.0% 99th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 down 7.3% 89th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 1.1% 2023 down 1.0% 95th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.4% 2023 up 23.3% 45th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 18.6% 2022 down 2.9% 19th Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 20.6% 2024 up 23.8% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 1.51 GPIA 2023 up 17.0% 16th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 12,484 2023 down 37.8% 27th Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 1.2% 2024 up 25.2% 13th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 41.4% 2023 up 36.7% 16th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 44.1% 2023 up 27.0% 6th Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 86.7% 2023 up 0.1% 50th Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 75.4% 2023 up 6.3% 21st Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 24.6% 2023 down 15.1% 101st Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 13.3% 2023 down 0.1% 66th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2023 up 7.7% 74th Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.1% 2023 down 4.3% 105th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 11.4% 2023 down 34.4% 41st Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.9% 2023 down 46.9% 54th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.1% 2023 up 5.2% 29th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.8% 2023 down 9.7% 25th Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 95.3% 2019 down 4.6% 33rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.2% 2023 down 1.5% 68th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.5% 2023 up 5.2% 96th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.5% 2023 up 17.7% 24th Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 35.5% 2023 up 2.3% 13th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 96.5% 2024 up 0.5% 46th Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 3,017 2024 up 15.3% 64th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 7,488 2023 — 1st Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 15.3% 2024 down 17.3% 54th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 5,590 2023 — 1st Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 95.9% 2024 down 0.8% 44th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 32.4% 2024 up 47.6% 61st Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 97.1% 2024 up 0.5% 24th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 4.1% 2024 up 21.4% 85th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 134 2023 down 9.5% 51st Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.8% 2024 up 10.7% 62nd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.38 GPIA 2024 up 11.9% 9th Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 — 42nd ← Previous Page 27 of 50 Next →