Education in South Africa 2,994 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 61.5% 2024 up 67.4% 45th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 34.6% 52nd Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 12.0% 2024 up 160.7% 33rd Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 2.6% 2024 up 242.2% 59th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9656 LPIA 2024 up 4.4% 55th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index 0.993 LPIA 2024 up 2.8% 28th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male 42.1% 2024 up 40.0% 52nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male 86.0% 2024 up 8.0% 36th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 2.6% 2024 up 242.2% 58th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female 94.2% 2024 up 6.4% 31st Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 2.7% 2024 up 182.9% 61st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3981 LPIA 2024 up 131.2% 39th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3899 LPIA 2024 up 101.1% 45th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted 0.9869 GPIA 2023 down 32.8% 49th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 2.7% 2024 up 182.9% 60th Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 61.1% 2018 up 30.7% 16th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 35.6% 2024 up 480.7% 15th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 0.8665 2023 up 43.1% 27th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 7.3% 2024 up 356.0% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.95 GPIA 2023 up 21.8% 50th Completion rate, primary education, urban, female 98.5% 2024 down 0.1% 37th Completion rate, primary education, rural, female 98.2% 2024 up 0.4% 33rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 98.1% 2024 down 1.2% 44th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.9781 GPIA 2024 down 22.5% 41st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.13 GPIA 2024 up 3.5% 42nd Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 2.5% 2024 up 327.2% 56th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 17.1% 20th Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 0.6055 GPIA 2023 up 11.0% 72nd Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 58.4% 2024 up 220.8% 11th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 52.2% 10th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 54.6% 2024 down 9.9% 47th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3809 LPIA 2024 up 76.5% 48th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 2.5% 2024 up 327.2% 55th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 57.5% 2024 up 213.3% 8th Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 33,335 2023 down 46.9% 3rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2021 down 24.8% 35th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 56.5% 2024 up 205.6% 7th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.5% 2018 — 86th Completion rate, primary education, urban, male 97.1% 2024 up 0.1% 39th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 62.1% 2024 down 19.8% 34th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 35.4% 2024 up 532.9% 12th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.9439 GPIA 2024 up 51.0% 45th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0.9888 GPIA 2023 down 7.8% 49th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 57.6% 25th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 68.1% 2024 up 52.4% 25th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 35.7% 2024 up 445.8% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6276 GPIA 2023 up 48.9% 36th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.8068 GPIA 2023 up 32.9% 27th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 42nd Completion rate, primary education, rural, male 96.2% 2024 up 4.8% 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1.32 GPIA 2023 up 9.1% 20th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 67.6% 2024 down 12.8% 29th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.1% 2018 — 84th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 20.4% 2018 — 17th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 16.9% 2024 down 29.3% 30th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 0.0% 2024 — 57th Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male 25,273 2023 down 31.6% 2nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.11 LPIA 2024 up 57.7% 51st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 17.1% 2024 down 17.6% 29th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 17.3% 2024 down 1.9% 30th ← Previous Page 41 of 50 Next →