Education in South Africa

3,005 indicators covering education for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, male 97.1% 2024 up 1.1% 8th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted location parity 0.9761 LPIA 2024 down 10.0% 7th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes 81.7% 2024 down 2.0% 13th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female 80.9% 2024 down 2.2% 14th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted 0.9804 GPIA 2024 down 0.6% 24th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male 82.5% 2024 down 1.6% 9th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, both sexes 128,488 2024 up 77.0% 12th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, female 42,240 2024 up 53.8% 17th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, male 86,248 2024 up 91.2% 10th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 167,500 2024 up 245.5% 10th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, female 61,099 2024 up 183.2% 12th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, male 106,401 2024 up 295.5% 8th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, rural, % female 33.0% 2024 down 13.2% 39th
Illiterate youth population, 15-24 years, urban, % female 36.0% 2024 down 20.0% 33rd
Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location 1.01 LPIA 2024 up 1.3% 4th
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, both sexes 97.9% 2024 down 0.9% 13th
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female 98.5% 2024 down 0.6% 11th
Total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 8th
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, male 97.3% 2024 down 1.3% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 0.6667 GPIA 2023 down 22.2% 24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.18 GPIA 2024 up 1.7% 9th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 2 GPIA 2020 1st
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural 0.5777 GPIA 2024 down 19.8% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.32 GPIA 2023 up 71.5% 8th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% 11th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 GPIA 2022 up 100.0% 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.6114 LPIA 2024 up 70.2% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 GPIA 2022 down 100.0% 33rd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, both sexes 2.33 million 2024 up 53.2% 13th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, female 1.31 million 2024 up 33.2% 13th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, male 1.02 million 2024 up 89.7% 11th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, both sexes 1.84 million 2024 up 131.4% 9th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, female 935,508 2024 up 105.0% 10th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, male 907,718 2024 up 166.8% 6th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, % female 56.0% 2024 down 13.8% 28th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, urban, % female 51.0% 2024 down 10.5% 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.7647 GPIA 2023 down 12.1% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.16 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.4 GPIA 2023 up 78.2% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 2 GPIA 2023 up 60.0% 1st
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 19.8% 2024 down 23.6% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 2 GPIA 2023 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.9308 GPIA 2023 down 0.8% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 GPIA 2019 down 100.0% 32nd
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 43,759 number 2018 down 18.2% 2nd
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female 14,168 number 2018 down 46.1% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America, both sexes 150 2011 down 9.6% 26th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education 5.4% 2020 down 27.5% 6th