South Africa - Primary completion rate
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in South Africa was 93.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 95.87 in 2004, while its lowest value was 82.08 in 1991.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.08 |
| 1998 | 88.06 |
| 1999 | 82.63 |
| 2000 | 82.37 |
| 2002 | 88.77 |
| 2003 | 92.53 |
| 2004 | 95.87 |
| 2015 | 89.11 |
| 2016 | 88.07 |
| 2018 | 92.12 |
| 2019 | 93.24 |
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in South Africa was 90.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 95.45 in 2004, while its lowest value was 72.13 in 1991.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.13 |
| 1998 | 81.73 |
| 1999 | 77.31 |
| 2000 | 79.73 |
| 2002 | 83.95 |
| 2003 | 88.66 |
| 2004 | 95.45 |
| 2015 | 91.10 |
| 2016 | 86.45 |
| 2018 | 88.59 |
| 2019 | 90.78 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in South Africa was 92.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 95.65 in 2004, while its lowest value was 77.07 in 1991.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.07 |
| 1998 | 84.87 |
| 1999 | 79.95 |
| 2000 | 81.04 |
| 2002 | 86.34 |
| 2003 | 90.58 |
| 2004 | 95.65 |
| 2015 | 90.11 |
| 2016 | 87.26 |
| 2018 | 90.34 |
| 2019 | 92.00 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
