Reference Data in South Africa 3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank End of the academic school year 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% 58th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.96 years 2018 down 4.2% 113th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both 5.1% 2018 up 193.0% 68th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2018 unchanged 174th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2018 unchanged 1st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 9.6% 2017 up 14.2% 35th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 5.5% 2017 down 26.6% 48th Orange production 1.67 million tonnes 2024 down 7.2% 12th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 4.5% 2018 up 113.2% 74th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female 5.6% 2018 up 322.1% 59th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 100.3% 2018 down 4.6% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.977 GPI 2018 up 0.3% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.9% 2018 down 4.3% 126th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.9712 GPI 2018 down 0.3% 145th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.09 years 2018 down 4.1% 103rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.83 years 2018 down 4.3% 121st Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.2 GPIA 2018 up 90.4% 6th Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 6.0% 2024 up 9.7% 28th Access to justice for men, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 56th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice -1.08 % change on previous year 2019 down 198.6% 63rd Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year 2019 down 195.2% 62nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1.39 million number 2018 up 1.3% 18th Government expenditure on education, US$ 23,957 millions 2019 up 59.2% 24th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 8.4% 108th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice 0 units per person 2019 down 20.4% 109th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 8.4% 108th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per capita 0 units per person 2019 down 20.4% 109th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st Military spending as a share of government spending 2.2% 2025 down 34.3% 146th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 22.4% 108th Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 22.4% 108th Share of children who have anemia 44.4% 2019 up 19.4% 53rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0.0792 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 35.8% 17th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 13.8% 2017 up 8.3% 31st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 87.8% 2018 down 3.1% 80th Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 2.59 million hectares 2025 down 6.2% 27th Bean production 50,495 tonnes 2024 down 38.5% 54th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 85.6% 2018 down 6.2% 112th Statistical performance indicator 81.29 2024 up 6.7% 61st Rule of Law - Number of sources 13 2024 down 18.8% 67th Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1474 2024 up 7.2% 158th Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 61.4% 2024 down 1.0% 99th Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 53.1% 2024 down 2.2% 96th Rule of Law - Governance score 57.27 0-100 2024 down 1.6% 99th Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 74.9% 99th Arrivals of tourists from abroad 8.92 million arrivals 2024 down 6.6% 37th Number of clinical trials 54 trials 2024 up 68.8% 37th Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 13 2024 down 31.6% 25th Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1472 2024 up 20.6% 178th Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval 71.7% 2024 up 2.3% 69th Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval 63.3% 2024 up 0.2% 48th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 67.48 0-100 2024 up 1.3% 62nd Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.0% 62nd Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate -100.35 % change on previous year 2019 down 993.0% 131st Produced capital 354.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 35.8% 42nd Produced capital per capita 6,025 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 19.6% 84th Nonrenewable natural capital, total 187.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 63.8% 20th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total 3,186 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 68.2% 32nd Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total 72.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 40.3% 13th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 47.4% 23rd ← Previous Page 24 of 66 Next →