South Africa - Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education was down by 0.1points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 44 comparing other countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education with 63.99 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. South Africa is overtaken by Bahrain, which was ranked number 43 with 64.93 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ and is followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina with 63.66 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Uzbekistan ranked the highest with 95.87 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ in 2019, -0.3points versus 2018. Georgia, Czech Republic and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bhutan recorded the best 5 years average growth at +25.8points per year, while United Kingdom recorded the worst performance at -2.6points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25+
2019 63.99
2018 63.23
2017 61.34
2016
2015 64.62
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education?

# 92 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
95.87 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
2 #2
Georgia
93.03 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
43 #43
Bahrain
64.93 % 2018 +14.8 % NA View data
44 #44
South Africa
63.99 % 2019 +1.2 % -0.1 % View data
45 #45
Bosnia and Herzegovina
63.66 % 2019 +0.2 % +1.3 % View data
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