South Africa vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
South Africa
-2.55 % change on previous year
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
0.729 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa rank
158th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
161st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- South Africa
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: High Income (july 2025) currently reports 0.729 % change on previous year against -2.55 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 3.28 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 158th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 161st of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 9.72 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.25 % change on previous year | -0.5832 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4826 % change on previous year | 0.8458 % change on previous year | 0.3632 % change on previous year | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), South Africa or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- WB: High Income (july 2025), at 0.729 % change on previous year against -2.55 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between South Africa and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 3.28 % change on previous year, with WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- South Africa ranks 158th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 161st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.