Education in South Africa 2,921 indicators covering education for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 27,099 number 1994 up 74.7% 49th Persistence to grade 5, total 97.1% 2022 up 12.2% 47th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 95.4% 2022 up 19.7% 70th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 11,947 2024 down 31.1% 16th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 7,614 2024 down 6.0% 19th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,161 2024 down 12.5% 31st Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,575 2024 down 41.9% 37th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 107.5% 2017 down 13.7% 50th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 99.8% 2017 down 14.2% 109th Children not in school 21.22 2023 down 28.3% 67th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7777 years 2023 up 3.5% 171st School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7794 years 2023 up 6.0% 169th School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9978 GPIA 2023 down 2.3% 118th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 78.6% 2014 up 3.1% 181st Teachers in pre-primary education, male 6,196 2014 up 139.4% 22nd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 22,706 2014 up 174.0% 51st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 1.8% 71st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 10,132 1994 up 105.9% 57th Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 37.4% 1994 up 17.9% 110th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 16,967 1994 up 60.2% 49th World population level education 14.48 million 2100 up 10.0% 47th Total number of people aged 15 with no education in millions by contin 59,900 2100 down 40.9% 73rd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1016 2100 down 37.8% 149th Projections of the number of children per woman by education scenario 0.896 2100 down 5.6% 130th Repeaters, primary, male 10.7% 2016 up 27.1% 32nd Repeaters, primary, female 6.8% 2016 down 9.4% 42nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.24 years 2023 up 5.7% 92nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% 90th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.49 years 2023 up 4.0% 87th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 78.6% 2014 up 3.1% 166th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 94.5% 2023 up 3.7% 104th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 96.2% 2023 up 5.0% 83rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9826 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% 152nd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 22,706 number 2014 up 174.0% 48th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 61.9% 2024 down 12.7% 48th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 67.6% 2024 down 12.7% 54th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.86 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 34th School enrollment, secondary, private 5.1% 2023 up 24.5% 138th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2022 down 15.6% 56th School enrollment, primary 87.0% 2017 down 1.8% 137th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9888 GPIA 2023 down 2.7% 196th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 94.0% 2022 up 33.2% 70th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 96.8% 2022 up 7.2% 56th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 10.2% 2018 up 127.8% 52nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 11.8% 2018 up 80.8% 40th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 92.6% 2024 down 2.4% 46th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 88.3% 2023 up 9.7% 100th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 93.1% 2024 down 1.3% 46th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 92.1% 2024 down 3.4% 51st Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 6th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 58.3% 2024 down 13.3% 49th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 91.2% 2024 down 3.2% 45th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 90.8% 2024 down 2.4% 46th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 91.5% 2024 down 4.0% 50th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 97.2% 2024 down 1.7% 52nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 21st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 96.3% 2024 down 2.4% 52nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 80.0% 2018 up 3.8% 86th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 66 2023 down 53.5% 58th ← Previous Page 6 of 49 Next →