Education in South Africa 2,969 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 2023 — 35th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 up 11.2% 47th Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 1,898 2023 — 1st Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 2.9% 2024 down 13.8% 102nd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 93.4% 2024 up 4.8% 63rd Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.06 2024 up 0.7% 15th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2023 up 16.5% 62nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 32.7% 2024 up 42.7% 63rd Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 3.5% 2024 down 11.4% 81st Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 54.8% 2024 up 12.4% 70th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 54.2% 2024 up 8.8% 71st Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 62.3% 2024 up 74.9% 22nd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 10.9% 2018 up 62.6% 84th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 55.4% 2024 up 15.9% 68th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 49.2% 2023 up 19.2% 8th Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 49.2% 2023 up 19.2% 8th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 93.3% 2024 up 5.2% 58th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2023 up 23.2% 44th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.4% 2023 down 6.4% 35th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 32.1% 2024 up 51.7% 62nd Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 9,131 2024 up 62.9% 40th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.0% 2018 — 76th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 93.2% 2024 up 5.7% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 6.5% 14th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2023 down 46.5% 41st Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 10.41 2023 up 4.8% 66th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.0% 2018 — 36th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 16.0% 2018 — 5th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.3% 2018 — 18th Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 4.7% 2019 up 4,925.6% 71st Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9825 GPIA 2024 up 6.3% 45th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.998 GPIA 2024 up 0.9% 43rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 13.7% 2018 up 69.2% 83rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 8.2% 2018 up 52.5% 86th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.67 GPI 2018 up 10.9% 31st Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 22.8% 2024 up 27.3% 29th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 76.2% 2024 down 10.4% 50th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.5904 LPIA 2024 up 31.3% 62nd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 79.3% 2024 up 22.4% 61st Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 19.6% 2024 up 70.1% 53rd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 80.5% 2024 up 21.8% 59th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 75.7% 2024 down 3.5% 66th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 81.9% 2024 up 20.9% 60th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 70.7% 2024 up 5.3% 59th Literacy rate 91.2% 2024 down 3.2% 71st Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.603 LPIA 2024 up 31.2% 61st Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 20.8% 2024 up 18.1% 25th ← Previous Page 28 of 50 Next →