Education in South Africa 2,994 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 1.7% 2023 down 32.7% 40th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 4,031 number 2018 up 6.2% 8th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.3% 2023 down 8.0% 42nd Net attendance rate of primary school 97.3% 2024 down 1.7% 16th Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 10.0% 2023 up 114.4% 56th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 4,681 2023 down 46.7% 14th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 68.1% 2024 up 22.3% 53rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 8.5% 45th Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9568 LPIA 2024 up 4.0% 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.9146 GPIA 2023 up 25.4% 18th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 2,641 2023 down 45.9% 11th Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9568 2024 up 4.0% 39th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 94.0% 2024 up 3.4% 36th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.7543 LPIA 2024 up 25.3% 46th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 1.9% 30th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 51.3% 2024 up 53.3% 51st Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.09 2023 down 12.5% 45th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.92 2023 up 26.5% 19th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 90.0% 2024 up 7.6% 36th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 16.1% 2024 up 89.0% 66th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 65.0% 2024 down 12.0% 41st Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 17.9% 2018 up 34.7% 41st Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 4 2024 up 300.0% 42nd Youth/adult literacy rate 97.2% 2024 down 1.7% 35th Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1.02 2024 up 2.0% 4th Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 91.2% 2024 down 3.2% 45th Literacy rates among adults 91.2% 2024 down 3.2% 45th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 17.7% 2024 up 122.3% 58th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.7654 GPIA 2023 up 14.8% 51st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.3% 2023 up 47.1% 38th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 2,040 2023 down 47.7% 14th Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 61.9% 2024 down 12.7% 48th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 448.38 US dollars, PPP converted 2019 up 63.3% 22nd Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 64.2% 2024 down 20.2% 37th Capital and total current expenditure on education 28.06 US dollars, PPP converted 2019 down 23.3% 22nd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.1% 2018 — 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 0.8429 2023 down 0.1% 61st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 19.3% 2024 up 158.3% 54th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.02 2023 down 1.8% 52nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 72.0% 2024 up 21.7% 50th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 64.1% 2024 up 23.3% 49th Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 97.8% 2024 down 0.0% 41st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.17 GPIA 2024 up 32.9% 17th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 96.1% 2024 up 5.0% 31st Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 91.9% 2024 up 1.9% 36th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 6.4% 2024 up 337.0% 53rd Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 56.4% 2023 up 1.5% 31st Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes 97.2% 2024 up 2.8% 39th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 6.9% 2024 up 346.9% 49th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 10.7% 2024 up 135.1% 41st ← Previous Page 40 of 50 Next →