Education in South Africa 2,915 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, one year before the official primary entry 559,892 2025 down 4.4% 26th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 558,494 2025 down 1.8% 25th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.12 million 2025 down 3.1% 25th School age population, pre-primary education, male 2.36 million 2025 up 3.6% 15th School age population, pre-primary education, female 2.35 million 2025 up 6.7% 13th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 4.71 million 2025 up 5.1% 14th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 7.52 million 2023 up 6.5% 21st Primary enrollment selected countries 93.94 2023 down 1.2% 129th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 7.52 million 2023 up 6.5% 21st Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 5.50 million 2023 up 13.5% 23rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0906 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.3% 2023 down 1.2% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9511 GPIA 2023 down 2.0% 185th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 99.2% 2023 down 3.2% 114th School life expectancy, primary, male 7.3 years 2023 down 1.3% 24th School life expectancy, primary, female 6.95 years 2023 down 3.2% 27th Share primary school age out of school vs gdp per capita 6.06 2023 up 23.4% 75th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9523 GPIA 2023 down 1.9% 183rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.2% 2018 down 1.2% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 99.5% 2018 down 0.9% 86th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.92 years 2018 down 1.3% 77th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 0.2% 95th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.93 years 2018 down 1.1% 81st Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 407,696 2023 up 0.6% 41st Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 410,708 2023 up 0.0% 41st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 339,638 2023 down 51.4% 20th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 94.0% 2022 up 33.2% 69th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.8% 2022 up 7.2% 55th Secondary education, vocational pupils 355,438 2017 up 33.3% 32nd Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 181,739 2023 down 4.4% 38th Gender gap education levels 94.05 2023 down 2.4% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 104.1% 2023 up 13.0% 48th Number of under-five deaths, male 22,681 2024 down 12.2% 28th Number of under-five deaths, female 18,754 2024 down 13.0% 28th Number of infant deaths, male 15,705 2024 down 21.6% 31st Number of infant deaths, female 12,865 2024 down 23.1% 29th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.26 years 2023 up 14.1% 123rd School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.02 years 2018 up 9.7% 104th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.45 GPI 2018 up 2.8% 43rd School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.48 years 2018 up 12.7% 105th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.38 years 2023 up 3.7% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 102.8% 2023 up 3.6% 58th Teachers in primary education, female 196,319 number 2015 up 11.5% 23rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 100,944 2023 down 62.9% 27th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 238,694 2023 down 44.1% 15th Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi 1 2023 down 4.9% 81st Children out of school, female 5.9% 2023 up 64.7% 78th Children out of school, male 6.2% 2023 down 30.3% 80th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 27,099 1994 up 74.7% 54th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 408,859 number 2018 up 40.4% 39th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 23.5% 2023 up 26.3% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.6% 2023 up 2.9% 59th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 102.9% 2023 up 4.3% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9979 GPIA 2023 down 1.4% 121st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 107.5% 2023 up 12.6% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2023 down 0.6% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 100.8% 2023 up 13.3% 59th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 5.5% 2018 up 3.3% 164th ← Previous Page 4 of 49 Next →