Education in South Africa

2,994 indicators covering education for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 1.2% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.4 GPIA 2023 up 260.0% 25th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender 1.32 GPIA 2024 up 11.3% 3rd
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.8% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 GPIA 2019 44th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.3 GPIA 2023 up 19.6% 22nd
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1.02 LPIA 2024 up 0.6% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6667 GPIA 2023 up 33.3% 6th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 19.8% 2024 down 38.1% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.2 GPIA 2023 up 20.0% 30th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 97.8% 2024 down 1.3% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5 GPIA 2023 up 57.5% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.4444 GPIA 2023 up 22.2% 23rd
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, both sexes 95.1% 2024 down 0.5% 17th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female 96.5% 2024 up 0.5% 15th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 8th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, male 93.6% 2024 down 1.6% 20th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 97.3% 2024 down 1.8% 6th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes 83.7% 2024 up 9.7% 18th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male 82.9% 2024 up 2.1% 17th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female 84.6% 2024 up 17.5% 16th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 15.1% 10th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5454 GPIA 2024 down 32.3% 31st
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, both sexes 96.8% 2024 down 2.2% 18th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female 97.5% 2024 down 1.6% 16th
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 5th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, male 96.2% 2024 down 2.7% 19th
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total 1.2% 2024 down 28.2% 26th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes 95.8% 2024 up 0.2% 14th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, female 96.5% 2024 up 0.8% 12th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 12th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male 95.1% 2024 down 0.5% 15th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban 0.6585 GPIA 2024 down 19.1% 32nd
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 19th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes 82.9% 2024 up 4.6% 17th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female 83.1% 2024 up 9.2% 16th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 up 8.7% 19th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male 82.7% 2024 up 0.4% 17th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 98.2% 2024 down 0.6% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 GPIA 2023 43rd
Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes 97.3% 2024 down 1.7% 16th
Total net attendance rate, primary, female 97.9% 2024 down 1.2% 15th
Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 8th
Total net attendance rate, primary, male 96.6% 2024 down 2.2% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.8547 GPIA 2023 up 36.6% 19th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 0.9012 GPIA 2024 down 32.2% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0.625 GPIA 2023 down 44.4% 30th
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total 1.8% 2024 down 36.5% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5454 GPIA 2023 up 48.1% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 1 GPIA 2021 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 1.25 GPIA 2023 up 650.0% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 2 GPIA 2023 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.2 GPIA 2023 down 6.7% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 GPIA 2022 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.1364 GPIA 2023 down 67.3% 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 38th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity 1.02 LPIA 2024 up 1.6% 2nd
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes 96.8% 2024 up 1.1% 8th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female 96.5% 2024 up 1.2% 8th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted 0.9933 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 20th