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Africa > South Africa > Education

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.29 % of GNI Time series [44th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 6.1 [51st of 100]
Children out of school, primary 568,936 Time series [17th of 126]
Children out of school, primary, female 248,157 Time series [19th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, male 320,779 Time series [16th of 117]
Duration of compulsory education 9 years [103rd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 7 [24th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 5 [176th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7,465,728 Time series [15th of 189]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4,312,135 Time series [23rd of 171]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 675,160 Time series [31st of 150]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.92% Time series [31st of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 51.87% Time series [19th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.68% Time series [57th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 92% Time series [84th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 91% Time series [90th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 93% Time series [78th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5% Time series [17th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 17.9% Time series [18th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.3% [48th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 18.5% [27th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 47.8% [28th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 31.3% [69th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 14.6% [81st of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 77% Time series [67th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75% Time series [60th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 79.1% Time series [56th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 99 Time series [42nd of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 99 Time series [37th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 99 Time series [41st of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 57.2% [82nd of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.16 % Time series [17th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 17.61 % Time series [23rd of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 49.62 % Time series [17th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6% [73rd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.4% [17th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 72.134 [79th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.96 Time series [116th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.07 Time series [27th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.22 Time series [41st of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 37.5 [90th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 111.23 % Time series [37th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 116.66 % Time series [36th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 113.97 % Time series [33rd of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 13.6% Time series [68th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 13% Time series [63rd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 14.3% Time series [75th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 4,054,600 Time series [27th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 1,884,300 Time series [23rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 2,169,300 Time series [29th of 138]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 80.93 % Time series [65th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 84.07 % Time series [71st of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 82.4 % Time series [66th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 94.29 % Time series [62nd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 93.5 % Time series [68th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 93.91 % Time series [67th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 93.9% Time series [5th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 93.5% Time series [6th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 94.3% Time series [5th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 51.49 % Time series [69th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 50.97 % Time series [70th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 52 % Time series [69th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 83.39 % Time series [39th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 81.58 % Time series [42nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 82.45 % Time series [43rd of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 98.69 % Time series [42nd of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 98.63 % Time series [41st of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 98.66 % Time series [45th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 7 years Time series [15th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 7,444,142 Time series [13th of 176]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.73 % female Time series [46th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 208,877 Time series [20th of 159]
Primary education, teachers > % female 76.08 % female Time series [66th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 7% [72nd of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.7 [121st of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.4 [111st of 131]
Progression to secondary level 92.2 [45th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 89.72 % Time series [62nd of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 90.9 % Time series [57th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 88.52 % Time series [57th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.39 % Time series [16th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 17.85 % Time series [18th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 14 [58th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9 [75th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 61.3 [46th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.64 Time series [33rd of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 64.5 [92nd of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 33.5 [50th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 29.5 [12th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 119.79 Time series [56th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.47 Time series [105th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.48 Time series [22nd of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.96 % Time series [75th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.85 % Time series [18th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 7.96 % Time series [42nd of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 7.51 % Time series [38th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 8.39 % Time series [45th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 7.9 [54th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 37.46 % gross Time series [89th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 37.93 % gross Time series [85th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 36.99 % gross Time series [86th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.07 % gross Time series [74th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 87.07 % net Time series [92nd of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 102.18 % gross Time series [79th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 87.2 % net Time series [87th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 105.92 % gross Time series [73rd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 86.94 % net Time series [94th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 2.04 % Time series [102nd of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 93.41 % gross Time series [51st of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 61.66 % net Time series [66th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.8 % gross Time series [40th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 65.13 % net Time series [65th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 90.06 % gross Time series [59th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 58.23 % net Time series [65th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 2.6 % Time series [96th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 15.65 % gross Time series [80th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 17.07 % gross Time series [75th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 14.25 % gross Time series [76th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 14.1 years [29th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 14.1 years [25th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years Time series [4th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years Time series [4th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 14.1 years [29th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 26.5 % Time series [24th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 2,364 Time series [34th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 4,317,903 Time series [17th of 183]
Secondary education, pupils 4,593,492 Time series [17th of 166]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.53 % female Time series [13th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 149,375 Time series [28th of 141]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 51.82 % female Time series [76th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 275,589 Time series [32nd of 163]
Spending on teaching materials 3.5 [11th of 30]
Tertiary enrollment 15.2% [80th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 78.66 % Time series [26th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 79.31 % Time series [23rd of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 76.76 % Time series [20th of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 50.2 % Time series [10th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 47.4 % Time series [10th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 53.2 % Time series [11th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 41 % Time series [37th of 77]
Universities > Top 500 4 [23rd of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.019 per $1 billion of GDP [14th of 37]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1.01 Time series [2nd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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