Education in South Africa 2,994 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, male 4.6% 2022 down 45.1% 11th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 1.5 GPIA 2023 up 7.1% 13th Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 0.4 GPIA 2023 down 44.0% 47th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, adjusted gender 0.98 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 18th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location 0.57 LPIA 2024 down 12.3% 42nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 0.1111 GPIA 2023 down 77.8% 40th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 1 GPIA 2023 down 30.0% 22nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6452 LPIA 2024 down 33.0% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.6634 LPIA 2024 down 43.6% 45th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.5 GPIA 2023 up 50.0% 15th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 171.7% 6th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2023 — 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6238 GPIA 2023 up 14.5% 33rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.2% 2024 down 3.4% 32nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.75 GPIA 2023 up 11.8% 29th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.9% 2024 up 10.8% 27th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.5% 2024 down 11.5% 30th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.4% 2024 up 30.7% 22nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female 2.5% 2024 up 182.9% 26th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male 3.8% 2024 up 249.9% 22nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.5% 2024 down 17.5% 34th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.9% 2024 up 10.5% 30th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.7% 2024 up 151.5% 29th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.1% 2024 up 124.3% 30th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.4% 2024 up 173.3% 27th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both 3.2% 2024 up 220.4% 24th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.3333 GPIA 2023 — 39th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.67 GPIA 2023 — 5th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.828 GPIA 2023 up 73.2% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6 GPIA 2023 down 40.0% 20th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2021 down 100.0% 46th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1 GPIA 2023 — 14th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.2% 2024 down 25.8% 36th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.5% 2024 down 25.4% 36th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both 2.1% 2024 up 75.0% 32nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% 10th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female 1.5% 2024 up 54.5% 34th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male 2.7% 2024 up 92.6% 29th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.9% 2024 down 27.2% 36th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender 1.11 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 7th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5714 GPIA 2023 up 281.0% 20th Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.15 GPIA 2023 up 98.1% 10th Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States 0.6861 2023 up 75.2% 21st Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2017 down 100.0% 43rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1 GPIA 2019 up 200.0% 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 44th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.9% 24th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 53.5% 7th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 GPIA 2020 unchanged 1st Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 0.99 2024 unchanged 20th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 96.1% 2024 down 2.7% 6th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 96.5% 2024 down 1.7% 6th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2022 down 100.0% 44th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 95.8% 2024 down 1.9% 10th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 95.3% 2024 down 3.2% 11th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 96.3% 2024 down 0.6% 12th Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 97.0% 2024 down 0.8% 7th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.5 GPIA 2023 — 7th Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, female 1.5% 2022 down 74.1% 11th ← Previous Page 48 of 50 Next →