South Africa vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
South Africa
91.1%
in 2023
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
83.4%
in 2024
South Africa rank
74th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
74th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- South Africa
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 91.1% against 83.4% in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 74th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 74th of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.0% | 85.6% | 7.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 86.4% | 4.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 85.9% | 3.5% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 84.2% | 6.7% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, South Africa or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- South Africa, at 91.1% against 83.4% in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between South Africa and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- 7.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Africa ranks 74th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 74th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release