Education in South Africa 2,994 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.7818 GPIA 2023 down 34.8% 40th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 5.1% 2018 — 76th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 16.2% 2024 up 133.8% 27th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 11.4% 2024 up 113.7% 32nd Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.6187 LPIA 2024 up 85.4% 31st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female 97.8% 2024 down 1.0% 34th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 15.4% 2024 down 44.9% 30th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 12.5% 2024 up 141.2% 29th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 16.3% 2024 down 31.2% 27th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0.8 GPIA 2023 down 35.2% 63rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 97.5% 2024 down 1.8% 41st Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 77.7% 13th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 11.5% 47th Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 17.1% 2024 down 9.0% 27th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.6264 LPIA 2024 up 107.1% 27th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, adjusted 1.2 2023 up 260.0% 26th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 19.1% 2024 up 10.7% 28th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 18.3% 2024 up 9.8% 30th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 17.5% 2024 up 8.4% 35th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 27.7% 2024 down 47.9% 53rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male 96.8% 2024 down 2.4% 45th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.9167 GPIA 2023 up 65.0% 25th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.17 GPIA 2023 down 2.0% 20th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 9.9% 2024 up 54.6% 38th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, adjusted gender 0.9048 GPIA 2023 down 5.8% 39th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity 0.99 LPIA 2024 unchanged 24th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes 96.7% 2024 down 1.7% 34th Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female 8,062 2023 down 68.8% 4th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 445.5% 3rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 1 GPIA 2023 up 11.6% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.4 GPIA 2023 down 14.4% 29th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 3.5% 2024 up 180.1% 51st Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.98 GPIA 2023 up 194.0% 14th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male 95.6% 2024 down 2.5% 34th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 3.4% 2024 up 229.7% 49th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0.4286 GPIA 2023 down 22.9% 64th Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 48.3% 2023 down 0.9% 51st Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 0.9% 2023 down 1.7% 51st Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 51.7% 2023 up 0.8% 17th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.4942 GPIA 2023 up 26.9% 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 4.5% 44th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 33.5% 2024 up 48,144.3% 10th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.44 GPIA 2023 up 8.8% 17th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 48th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 0.6364 GPIA 2023 down 27.9% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 GPIA 2023 down 40.0% 24th Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 60.4% 2024 up 20.8% 9th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 3.3% 2024 up 301.5% 48th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 39.6% 2024 down 20.8% 44th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.27 GPIA 2023 up 41.7% 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.828 GPIA 2023 up 46.2% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 62nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 GPIA 2023 up 10.3% 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 2 GPIA 2023 — 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0.5 GPIA 2023 down 45.0% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.3333 GPIA 2023 down 33.3% 56th ← Previous Page 42 of 50 Next →