South Africa - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in South Africa was 17.84 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.00 in 1996 and a minimum value of 5.21 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 26.55
1996 31.00
1998 23.97
1999 5.21
2010 18.50
2011 18.67
2012 18.82
2013 18.34
2014 18.84
2015 18.70
2016 18.19
2017 18.45
2018 17.63
2019 17.84

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in South Africa was 17.93 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.58 in 1996 and a minimum value of 5.25 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 26.67
1996 31.58
1998 23.93
1999 5.25
2010 18.61
2011 18.80
2012 18.92
2013 18.50
2014 18.98
2015 18.74
2016 18.21
2017 18.50
2018 17.71
2019 17.93

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in South Africa was 17.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.44 in 1996 and a minimum value of 5.17 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 26.43
1996 30.44
1998 24.00
1999 5.17
2010 18.40
2011 18.54
2012 18.72
2013 18.17
2014 18.71
2015 18.65
2016 18.17
2017 18.40
2018 17.56
2019 17.76

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in South Africa was 98.37 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.89 in 1995 and a minimum value of 80.17 in 1986.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 99.99
1975 102.70
1977 91.19
1978 85.06
1979 85.36
1981 84.93
1982 81.76
1986 80.17
1987 81.26
1988 81.20
1989 105.26
1990 104.81
1991 105.60
1994 109.41
1995 110.89
1997 108.84
1998 107.46
1999 107.10
2000 101.49
2001 101.99
2002 103.97
2003 105.43
2004 106.45
2005 105.95
2006 106.25
2007 108.02
2008 107.53
2009 106.34
2010 104.73
2011 103.42
2012 103.23
2013 102.67
2014 102.71
2015 105.57
2016 103.19
2017 100.86
2018 98.54
2019 98.37

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in South Africa was 96.62 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.41 in 1995 and a minimum value of 79.85 in 1986.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 99.44
1986 79.85
1987 80.91
1988 80.84
1989 105.43
1990 104.93
1991 105.65
1994 108.17
1995 110.41
1997 107.87
1998 106.51
1999 105.96
2000 99.35
2001 100.50
2002 102.56
2003 103.83
2004 104.60
2005 104.11
2006 104.34
2007 106.35
2008 105.84
2009 104.47
2010 102.67
2011 101.27
2012 101.01
2013 100.44
2014 100.66
2015 101.90
2016 101.49
2017 99.14
2018 96.59
2019 96.62

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in South Africa was 100.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.36 in 1995 and a minimum value of 80.48 in 1986.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 100.54
1986 80.48
1987 81.61
1988 81.55
1989 105.09
1990 104.68
1991 105.56
1994 110.63
1995 111.36
1997 109.80
1998 108.40
1999 108.22
2000 103.60
2001 103.46
2002 105.35
2003 106.99
2004 108.26
2005 107.75
2006 108.13
2007 109.68
2008 109.19
2009 108.19
2010 106.76
2011 105.54
2012 105.41
2013 104.86
2014 104.72
2015 109.17
2016 104.84
2017 102.56
2018 100.45
2019 100.10

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in South Africa was 87.01 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.74 in 1995 and a minimum value of 67.67 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 67.67
1991 87.11
1994 89.12
1995 89.74
1998 85.73
1999 87.08
2000 85.95
2001 86.85
2002 87.58
2003 89.12
2004 89.06
2005 88.65
2015 84.35
2017 87.01

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in South Africa was 86.70 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.85 in 1995 and a minimum value of 68.24 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 68.24
1991 88.97
1994 90.19
1995 90.85
1998 86.68
1999 87.96
2000 86.27
2001 87.55
2002 88.32
2003 89.65
2004 89.27
2005 88.85
2017 86.70

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in South Africa was 87.32 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.86 in 2004 and a minimum value of 67.10 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 67.10
1991 85.29
1994 88.06
1995 88.65
1998 84.79
1999 86.22
2000 85.62
2001 86.17
2002 86.85
2003 88.60
2004 88.86
2005 88.44
2017 87.32

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in South Africa was 5.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 5.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 1986.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 0.63
1987 0.97
1988 0.95
1989 0.81
1990 0.81
1991 0.79
1994 1.07
1995 1.04
1999 1.70
2000 1.70
2001 2.00
2002 1.93
2003 2.04
2004 2.04
2005 2.16
2006 2.46
2007 2.47
2008 2.68
2009 2.88
2010 3.30
2011 3.51
2012 3.71
2013 3.83
2014 4.06
2016 4.49
2017 3.15
2018 4.75
2019 5.00

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in South Africa was 102.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.44 in 2015 and a minimum value of 65.52 in 1989.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 65.52
1990 68.88
1991 72.31
1994 80.83
1998 86.80
1999 84.59
2000 81.03
2001 81.66
2002 82.48
2003 83.49
2004 85.97
2005 87.40
2006 90.65
2007 92.34
2008 90.90
2009 92.51
2010 93.74
2011 96.18
2012 98.83
2014 107.80
2015 109.44
2016 107.18
2017 104.70
2018 100.51
2019 102.56

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in South Africa was 105.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112.82 in 2014 and a minimum value of 70.11 in 1989.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 70.11
1990 74.43
1991 78.60
1994 87.08
1998 92.71
1999 90.06
2000 85.50
2001 85.83
2002 85.90
2003 86.63
2004 89.32
2005 90.53
2006 93.68
2007 94.94
2008 93.11
2009 95.12
2010 96.56
2011 98.88
2012 101.68
2014 112.82
2015 108.75
2016 112.09
2017 109.03
2018 103.97
2019 105.67

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in South Africa was 99.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.13 in 2015 and a minimum value of 60.97 in 1989.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 60.97
1990 63.39
1991 66.10
1994 74.66
1998 80.97
1999 79.19
2000 76.63
2001 77.55
2002 79.12
2003 80.40
2004 82.67
2005 84.32
2006 87.67
2007 89.78
2008 88.72
2009 89.94
2010 90.95
2011 93.52
2012 96.02
2014 102.86
2015 110.13
2016 102.34
2017 100.42
2018 97.10
2019 99.49

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in South Africa was 71.93 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.54 in 2015 and a minimum value of 51.19 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 51.19
1999 59.63
2000 58.85
2001 59.69
2002 61.82
2003 63.53
2004 65.08
2005 66.16
2015 90.54
2017 71.93

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in South Africa was 78.52 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.87 in 2015 and a minimum value of 56.20 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 56.20
1999 63.54
2000 62.42
2001 63.09
2002 64.78
2003 66.62
2004 68.19
2005 69.11
2015 89.87
2017 78.52

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in South Africa was 65.42 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.20 in 2015 and a minimum value of 46.23 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 46.23
1999 55.77
2000 55.34
2001 56.34
2002 58.90
2003 60.50
2004 62.02
2005 63.26
2015 91.20
2017 65.42

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in South Africa was 4.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.04 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 2000.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 2.33
2000 2.30
2001 2.38
2002 2.54
2003 2.57
2004 2.60
2005 2.84
2006 3.02
2007 2.94
2008 3.00
2009 3.24
2010 3.68
2011 3.90
2012 4.11
2014 4.19
2016 4.65
2017 4.22
2018 5.04
2019 4.64

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in South Africa was 23.87 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.87 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4.26 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.26
1973 4.40
1988 11.52
1989 12.47
1990 12.62
1991 12.99
1992 13.21
1993 14.48
1994 15.78
2010 18.36
2011 19.61
2012 19.14
2013 19.93
2014 19.81
2015 22.26
2016 20.92
2017 22.37
2018 23.80
2019 23.87

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in South Africa was 28.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.60 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10.53 in 1988.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1988 10.53
1989 11.45
1990 11.19
1991 11.84
1992 12.25
1993 13.37
1994 15.15
2012 22.41
2013 23.38
2014 23.23
2016 24.47
2017 26.37
2018 28.31
2019 28.60

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in South Africa was 19.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.35 in 2018 and a minimum value of 12.51 in 1988.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1988 12.51
1989 13.49
1990 14.05
1991 14.15
1992 14.17
1993 15.60
1994 16.41
2012 15.94
2013 16.54
2014 16.45
2016 17.42
2017 18.42
2018 19.35
2019 19.20

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation