Education in South Africa

2,984 indicators covering education for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 3 2023 down 57.1% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 2 2023 down 66.7% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 24 2023 down 11.1% 48th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2023 55th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 22 2023 up 46.7% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1 2023 down 50.0% 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 57 2023 down 54.0% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 60 2023 down 62.3% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 268 2023 down 30.6% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2023 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2023 down 100.0% 49th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 18 2023 down 14.3% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 7 2023 up 40.0% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 80 2023 down 23.8% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 104 2023 up 26.8% 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 265 2023 down 36.3% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 26 2023 down 45.8% 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 26 2023 down 39.5% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9956 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, male 791 2023 down 29.3% 49th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, female 959 2023 down 21.4% 49th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ 571.24 millions 2024 down 26.1% 5th
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ 3,488 2024 up 31.3% 56th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 98.3% 2024 up 2.2% 45th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 95.0% 2024 up 5.4% 60th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 89 2023 down 54.1% 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 107 2023 down 55.4% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 27 2023 down 59.1% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 40 2023 down 52.4% 37th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male 716 2023 down 3.0% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 167 2023 up 36.9% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 207 2023 up 3.0% 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female 548 2023 up 11.4% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 63 2023 down 42.7% 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 51 2023 down 46.9% 25th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.8316 LPIA 2024 up 18.4% 46th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9994 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 41st
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 76.0% 2024 up 24.3% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 75.0% 2024 up 26.7% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 74.1% 2024 up 28.6% 43rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 92.9% 2024 up 6.9% 58th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 91.2% 2024 up 8.1% 62nd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9756 GPIA 2024 up 3.5% 42nd
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 92.5% 2024 up 5.1% 31st
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 614.85 millions 2024 down 16.2% 6th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9449 LPIA 2024 up 5.3% 59th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9598 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 60th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ 1,441 millions 2024 up 2.3% 5th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 1,391 millions 2024 down 16.2% 6th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9273 LPIA 2024 up 5.8% 62nd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.8407 LPIA 2024 up 16.8% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 68.5% 2023 up 17.3% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1.5% 2023 up 19.6% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 31.5% 2023 down 24.3% 86th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.8239 LPIA 2024 up 19.5% 45th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 12,727 2023 down 16.3% 27th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA 2024 up 4.0% 10th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 17th
Literacy rate of young men vs. women 96.3% 2024 down 2.4% 52nd
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 6,603 number 2018 down 18.7% 10th